Annual Report 2011-2012

Annual Research Report 2011-2012 

Preface 

Basic changes in Iran power and energy industry with the aim of reducing incumbency 

of government and highlighting private sector role, cause promotion efficiency and 

effectiveness in production processes, transmission and distribution of electric energy in 

one hand, and in the other hand make new aspects for strategic and applied researches. 

In order to move towards electricity production and distribution privatization, related 

studies and researches are inevitable. So as a power and energy industry research arm, 

NRI has expanded its capacity in this regard and finally in 2011 "strategic planning 

project" has been developed as following: 

• Research development by performing major and strategic projects in power and 

energy industry 

• Development of laboratory services in order to respond power and energy 

industry needs 

• Creating capacity to assume management of power and energy industry 

• Developing the foundation of innovation in power and energy industry 

(including progress center of innovative companies, web portal technology, 

spiritual property and …) 

In 2011 the arrangements necessary to achieve operational and executive programs, 

predicted in strategic planning have been provided and in this regard some activities 

have been started. 

Besides, applied and development research needed to power and energy industry was 

continuing to pursue NRI five-years program in 2011-2012 which result to 61 applied 

research project in that year. 

One of the main concerns in response to the needs of technology in power and energy 

industry in recent years was The National Technology Transfer Project defined in the 

field of renewal energy by NRI as "Compiling 2mega watt Wind Turbine Technology 

Knowledge" and by the support of Tavanir Company. Accordingly with approval of 

NRI board of trustees, the first technology center named Wind Turbine Technology 

Developed. 

In addition to making the capacity to respond power and energy industry needs, 

planning to increase the quality of the project and improving the accountability of 

beneficiaries was the aim of the NRI. 

It is hoped that NRI can move forward towards its goals and its activities fulfill industry 

needs. 

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Index 

Preface ......................................................................................................................................... A 

Introduction .................................................................................................................................. I 

NRI Goals & Activities .............................................................................................................. K 

Electric Power Systems Research Center ................................................................................. 1 

Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 3 

Technical advice and installation of partial discharge measuring Equipment in Neka power 

plant ....................................................................................................................................... 4 

Technical consultant of purchasing and installation of partial discharge measuring 

equipments in MesSarcheshmeh complex ............................................................................. 6 

Consulting services in insulation assessment of Damavand power plant units through 

analysis and interpretation of the partial discharge measurement results and report ............ 8 

Supervising the manufacturing of three phase slip-ring 6.6kW, 1400kW, 2040kW and 

2200kW induction motors ................................................................................................... 10 

Supervision and technical support for industrial production of power system analog 

simulator .............................................................................................................................. 13 

Providing Scenarios for Iran Electricity and Gas Exchange with Neighbor Countries ...... 15 

Reliability Evaluation and Anticipation in Yazd Transmission and Sub transmission 

Network To Reduce Notsupplied Energy ............................................................................ 17 

Provision of electricity industry and its customers mutual rights protection package ........ 19 

Reliability Evaluation and Anticipation in Hormozgan Transmission and Sub transmission 

Network to Reduce Notsupplied Energy ............................................................................. 20 

Upgrading SABA technology from MFC (C++) to Dotnet(C#) and development it to use in 

Basic power market and restructured networks analysis ..................................................... 22 

Documentation the Overall Instructions and Technical Reports in Electrical System ........ 24 

Codify IRAN suburban Roadway Lighting Standard .......................................................... 26 

Power Generation Research Center ........................................................................................ 29 

Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 31 

Design of a central fault diagnosis system using vibration analysis and implementation in 

Abadan gas power plant ...................................................................................................... 32 

Analysis, Problem Solving and Optimization on Liquid Fuel System of ABADAN Power 

Plant GE-F9 Units ............................................................................................................... 35 

Strategic planning for removing load limiting factors and repowering of old steam power 

plants ................................................................................................................................... 37 

Investigation of main and auxiliary systems performance on gas turbine efficiency in 

Abadan power plant ............................................................................................................. 39 

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Providing technical Consultant Services for CO2 Capture from Besat Power Plant Flue Gas 

............................................................................................................................................. 41 

Conceptual Design of a CCHP system for a Selected Gas or Combined Cycle Plant ........ 43 

Supervision on Implementation of Evaporative Coolers for Kazeron Combined Cycle 

Power Plant. ......................................................................................................................... 45 

Technical and Research Services Regarding to the Program of Efficiency and Production 

Improvement of Power Plants (EPIP) in Iran ...................................................................... 47 

Performance test and tuning of 5 to 8 gas turbine units of Kerman combined cycle power 

plant ..................................................................................................................................... 49 

Transmission and Distribution Research Center ................................................................... 51 

Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 53 

Commissioning Distribution Concrete Poles & Lightning Poles Laboratory ..................... 54 

Develop roadmap, Establish evaluation procedure and Prioritize loss reduction plans ...... 56 

Determination of the required technologies in the field of power and energy industries in 

the research scope of Transmission and Distribution research center ................................. 58 

An investigation about compact substations in Tehran Regional Electric Company .......... 60 

Design and preparation of 63/20 kV substation specification for remote online management 

............................................................................................................................................. 62 

An Investigation on Grounding Transformer Failures in Zanjan Regional Electric Company 

(ZREC) Substations and Presenting Applicable Solutions for Prevention of this Problem 64 

Optimal Design & Development of Jam-e-Jam Power Distribution Network .................... 66 

Design and Implementation of surge arrester calculation and selection software .............. 68 

Energy and Environment Research Center ............................................................................ 71 

Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 73 

Developing the regulatory system in Iran electricity distribution sector ............................. 74 

Developing methods for technology acquisition in electricity industry & Determine the 

position of NRI in Them ...................................................................................................... 76 

Future Technologies for Iran Power and Energy Industry .................................................. 78 

Draft of Electricity Reserve Market Design in Iranian Electric Power Network ................ 80 

Developing the supportive and regulatory mechanism to reduce electricity distribution 

losses after privatization ...................................................................................................... 84 

Designing an optimal bidding software for Tehran regional electricity company in order to 

optimal contribution in electricity market ........................................................................... 86 

Designing an optimal bidding software for Gilan regional electricity company in order to 

optimal contribution in electricity market ........................................................................... 88 

Logging & Reporting of Operation and Financial Events in Iranian Electricity Market and 

Its Impacts on Participants Invoice ...................................................................................... 90 

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Study of Three Regions Kahak, Jarandaq and Nikuye for Site Selection of Wind Turbine 

Test Center and Determination of Location to Erect a MW Wind Turbine Unit on Selected 

Site ....................................................................................................................................... 92 

Geothermal Resource Assessment in Mahallat Geothermal Region ................................... 94 

Design and fabrication of SOFC single cell with purpose of Technical know-how 

achievement ......................................................................................................................... 97 

Feasibility Study of Design and Construction of Renewable Energy Hybrid Systems in Iran 

............................................................................................................................................. 99 

Feasibility Studies for Construction of Wind Power Plants with a Capacity of 500 MW 101 

Cognitive study of geothermal power plants technologies and feasibility study about 

domestic production and manufacturing of their components .......................................... 103 

Optimization of water consumption in thermal power plants of Iran through loss reduction 

and wastewater recovery ................................................................................................... 105 

Power System Control and Dispatching Research Center .................................................. 107 

Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 109 

Radio network planning for Zanjan’s Soltaniyeh power plant .......................................... 110 

Supervision on design, implementation and commissioning of AMI system in Shamsabad 

(Industrial city) .................................................................................................................. 113 

Investigation of modern dispatching control center in the world ...................................... 114 

Design and Fabrication of MEMS type Thermal conductivity Hydrogen sensor with its 

Online Analyzer................................................................................................................. 115 

Design & fabrication of optical high voltage transformer with piezo-optical method for 

230kV substations ............................................................................................................. 117 

Future technologies for Iran power and energy industry ................................................... 119 

Teleprotection System for Digital Communication Networks type DTPS-8C .................. 120 

Chemistry and Materials Research Center ........................................................................... 123 

Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 125 

Design, technical knowledge preparing and manufacturing an industrial SF6 recycling 

system ................................................................................................................................ 126 

Investigation and selection of suitable paint & Coating systems for 

hydromechanicalequipments of hydro structure & preparing applied methods ................ 128 

Preparing Corrosion Atlas for Power Industry .................................................................. 130 

Analysis of Failures of 159 MW Gas Turbine Insert Burner ............................................ 132 

Feasibility study of using abradable seals for sealing of 25 MWgas turbine and compressor 

components ........................................................................................................................ 133 

Analysis of Failures of 159MW Gas Turbine hub ............................................................ 134 

Preparing Plan of Nanotechnology Laboratory ................................................................. 135 

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Determining key technologies in chemistry & materials fields required by electricity & 

energy industry .................................................................................................................. 137 

Periodic sampling and chemical analysis of fuels used in power plants ........................... 139 

Wind Turbine Technology Development Center ................................................................. 141 

Basic Design and Preliminary Design Phases of the Project "Design and Fabrication of a 

2MW Wind Turbine" ......................................................................................................... 143 

Reference Laboratories Center .............................................................................................. 147 

Reference Laboratories Center .......................................................................................... 149 

Overhead Line Structures Test Station .............................................................................. 154 

Relay and Protection Reference Laboratory ...................................................................... 156 

High Voltage Reference Laboratory .................................................................................. 159 

Miniature-Circuit Breaker Laboratory ............................................................................... 161 

Salt Fog Laboratory ........................................................................................................... 163 

Short Circuit Laboratory .................................................................................................... 165 

Air & Physical Pollution Laboratory ................................................................................. 166 

Quality Test Reference Laboratory ................................................................................... 168 

Instrumental Analysis and Water & Steam Laboratory ..................................................... 170 

Paint & Coating Laboratory .............................................................................................. 172 

Oil and Fuel Reference Laboratory ................................................................................... 175 

Metallurgy & Materials Laboratory .................................................................................. 178 

Electric Machines Laboratory ........................................................................................... 180 

Industrial Electronic Laboratory ........................................................................................ 182 

Vibration & Acoustic Laboratory ...................................................................................... 184 

Thermohydraulic Reference Laboratory ........................................................................... 185 

Calibration Laboratory ...................................................................................................... 187 

Industrial Automation Laboratory ..................................................................................... 189 

Electric Power Industry Communication Laboratory ........................................................ 191 

Gas Fuel Analysis Laboratory ........................................................................................... 193 

Ceramic and Polymer Laboratory ...................................................................................... 195 

Wire and Cable Laboratory ............................................................................................... 197 

Electrical Hardware Laboratory ........................................................................................ 199 

Fuel cell Laboratory .......................................................................................................... 201 

Performance Test Laboratory ............................................................................................ 203 

Manufacturing Workshop .................................................................................................. 205 

List of Published Papers 2011-2012 ....................................................................................... 207 

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Technology Transfer, Commercialization of Research Results, Producing Research 

Prototypes in 2011-2012 .......................................................................................................... 225 

Research Prototypes Which Are On Production Line ....................................................... 227 

Developing a Software for Distribution Network Planning and Extension ....................... 230 

Design and Implementation of a New Baseband Modem for SEM400 Radio Modem .... 232 

Patents, Certificate for Research Prototypes from Iranian Research Organization for 

Science & Technology & Kwarazmi International Award ................................................ 234 

International-Scientific Cooperation ..................................................................................... 235 

Cooperation with ISESCO Organization ........................................................................... 237 

Carrying out the first phase of the project "site survey & feasibility study for repowering of 

unit one of Bandar Abbas power plant" (CSTI/Techint) ................................................... 239 

Cooperation with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) .................................. 241 

Cooperation with International Professional Association of IERE ................................... 242 

Exchanged MoU with CSTI (Italy) and Bandar Abbas Power Plant ................................ 243 

Training Center ....................................................................................................................... 245 

International Power System Conference ............................................................................... 255 

Publictions ................................................................................................................................ 257 

Certifications ........................................................................................................................... 259 

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Introduction 

This annual research report is an introduction to NRI activities in 2011-2012. The main 

parts are carried out projects, training center activities, commercialization of research 

results, reference laboratories services and published papers of NRI researchers. 

1- 126 projects were in process. 

2- Number of the completed projects was 61. 

3- Due to importance of reference labs, NRI established theM.Expand the number of 

references lab to 26. 

Annual research report of 2011-2012 in English and Persian is accessible at: 

www.nri.ac.ir. 

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1- Goals 

NRI Goals & Activities 

1-1- To solve the country’s problems and restrictions in the fields related to the 

Ministry of Energy duties 

1-2- To cooperate with universities, research institutes and administrative 

organizations in research fields 

1-3- To develop the knowledge and technology related to the existing expertise in 

Ministry of Energy 

1-4- To transmit other countries experiences in the field of technology and achieving 

technical knowledge with the aim of self-sufficiency in relation to the Ministry 

of Energy’s duties and necessities 

1-5- To publish different scientific books and research results and utilize the 

communication technology by establishing wide computer network to achieve 

the latest technical information in the world 

2- Activities 

2-1- Performing basic, applied and developing research projects with the aim of 

achieving Ministry of Energy technical and required knowledge in the country 

regarding the stable development 

2-2- Recognizing different requirements of considered research plans in different 

fields of science and research and utilizing the facilities for the sake of planning 

research projects related to the Ministry of Energy requirements 

2-3- Performing necessary activities for the sake of applying research results 

2-4- Providing necessary facilities with the related research designs and plans 

2-5- Investigating, recognizing and settling the research requirements of Ministry of 

Energy 

2-6- Establishing active and constructive relations with other research and scientific 

institutes inside and outside the country by holding scientific conferences, 

exchanging researchers and carrying out joint research projects for achieving to 

the most recent technology and science in the fields related to NRI objectives 

and policies 

2-7- Establishing logical relations with professional and innovative forces in the 

country research and scientific centers and providing necessary facilities for the 

sake of assisting NRI objectives 

2-8- Utilizing the latest results of research and scientific progresses for the sake of 

social, economical and scientific development in order to improve NRI research 

plans objectives 

2-9- Studying and investigating about the construction and providing the technical 

and basic requirements of Power Plants, Substations, Transmission lines, and 

other related problems to the Ministry of Energy and companies affiliated to it 

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Electric Power Systems Research Center 

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Introduction 

The Electric Power Research Center is one of the six research centers of NRI. In this 

research center the research activities are carried out within the following three 

departments: 

• Power System Studies & Network Operation 

• Electric Machines 

• Power Electronics 

In order to undertake experimental activities, the Electric Power Research Center has 

been equipped with 2 laboratories; Electric Machines & Power Electronics which 

present laboratory services to different sections of electric power industry. 

The main fields of expertise covered by the center are as follows: 

• Developing the technical software for Electric Power System studies, system 

designing and operation 

• Providing the research and engineering services to solve the power system 

designing and operation problems, system analysis and system rehabilitation 

• Designing and/or modification of large, medium and small electric machines and 

also solving the operational and maintenance problems 

• Quality improvement of power systems by designing and implementation of 

power electronics devices 

• Technical and Economical studies in order to maximize the efficiency of power 

systems and to minimize the costs 

• Preparing the needed customized standards for country power sector 

12 projects have been completed in 2010-2011 in this research center 

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Project Title: 

Technical advice and installation of partial discharge 

measuring Equipment in Neka power plant 

Department: Electrical machines 

Employer: Neka electrical power Generation Company 

Project staff: S. Amini Valashani, R. Sarafraz, S. Gouran, M.Arghavan 

Project Summary: 

Project manager :A. Farshidnia 

Project code: PEMNN02 

It is clear that implementation of maintenance systems that are based on monitoring 

devices, reduces the costs of maintenance and increase the reliability and system 

efficiency. On line monitoring of partial discharge in rotating electric machines is 

helpful to diagnosis of insulation without shutting down the systems. Industrial units are 

70% depends on the rotating electric machines so this point is so important. Neka power 

plant with four 440 MW steam units for each unit is one of the most important and large 

power plants in the country. According to passing the 25 years of the operation of this 

power plant the necessity of estimating the quality of the insulation of generators and 

motors of Neka power plant was inevitable. So by installing the capacitive couplers on 

generator on steam unit number one on 1379 and other three generator units and 9 

motor devices on 1382 partial discharge monitoring system was installed on power 

plant. 

By confirmation of these measuring systems this contract was generalized to 28 high 

voltage motor devices also 2 generator units. Also continues partial discharge 

measuring device was installed on 4 steam generators and their data transferred to the 

control rooM.Data analyzing in more than 3 years leads to gathering a good data bank 

that this research group could have ability to analyzing the partial discharge data or 

recognize the fault operation of insulation of units. By this performance one version of 

data bank software in (Net) was prepared in electric machine research group and 

delivered to the employer. 

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Project Results: 

• Gathering a documenting the information of continues partial discharge devices. 

• Having experience of installing partial discharge devices inside the foreign 

experts. 

• Preparing a data bank of the results of measuring of more than 40 motor and 

generator device(s) in 3 years. 

• Learning to use of gathering and analyzing the partial discharge results. 

• Preparing a data bank for registering data analyzing them. 

Project Documentation: 

• More than 20 cover brief and detailed analyzing data. 

• Detailed report of installing partial discharge device in Neka power plant. 

• Analyzing report and technical review of Canadian (company) (KES) company 

software. 

• Data bank software for registering the results and analyzing data. 

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Technical consultant of purchasing and installation of partial 

discharge measuring equipments in MesSarcheshmeh 

complex 


Employer: Electrical service company Moshanir 

Project staff: S. Amini Valashani, R. Sarafraz, S. Gouran 


Project manager: A. Farshidnia 

Project code:CEMSM01 

In MesSarcheshmeh complex, the production process is highly dependent on electrical 

machines. In addition, the operating conditions in the form of conductance in this 

complex, which can be lead to end winding contamination of high voltage electric 

motors, justify the installation of partial discharge monitoring equipments. Accordingly, 

during the fulfillment of a large electrical improvement project in MesSarcheshme 

complex in which the Moshanircompany is its consultant, the technical consultant of the 

implementation of the partial discharge equipments on selective units was delegated to 

electrical machines group of Niroo Research Institute according to the suggestion of 

Messarcheshmeh complex. In this project, after investigation of diverse economical 

systems and selecting a proper one, the selected system was installed on more than 40 

electro motors with different ratings and operating conditions, such as the primary Ball 

Mill motors with the rating of 4500 hp which are used as a grind tool in the mines, 

along with 5, 25 MW, gas turbine generators and 2, 10 MW, steam generator. 

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• Documentation of the information concerning the installation considerations of 

the partial discharge equipments in mines with difficult conditions. 

• Documentation of the experiences in challenging with installation of partial 

discharge equipments in mines. 


• Information and technical specifications of 47 electromotors in Mes Sarcheshme 

complex. 

• Photos taken from the terminal box of 47 electric motors and generators 

• The investigation report of partial discharge in switchgears. 

• Installation report of partial discharge measuring equipments in Mes 

Sarcheshmeh complex. 

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Consulting services in insulation assessment of Damavand 

power plant units through analysis and interpretation of the 

partial discharge measurement results and report 


Employer: Damavand electrical power Generation Company 

Project manager: S. Gouran 

Project code:CEMTV01 

Project staff: S. AminiValashani, A. Farshidnia, R. Sarafraz 


On-line partial discharge measurement of the stator winding insulation is one of the 

appropriate methods in fault diagnosis of the electrical generators insulation. Since this 

method is inexpensive, simple and nondestructive as well as enables to prepare useful 

information about generators insulation, it is suitable as a predictive fault diagnosis 

method. On the other hand, due to poor operating condition of electrical machines in 

power plants, because of the high contamination and different operating regimes, these 

machines, in the most cases, are subjected to insulation degradation and reducing the 

remaining life. The excessive degradation of insulation in electrical equipments, 

eventually, leads to electrical insulation fault and unexpected stop of the electrical 

motor or generator which can impose high cost in maintenance and lack of production. 

Nowadays, implementation of predictive operating and maintenance systems, which are 

on the basis of on-line monitoring and assessment of an equipment condition, has a key 

role in reducing the operating and maintenance cost along with increasing the system 

reliability. Accordingly, on-line monitoring of partial discharge in electrical equipments 

can help to decrease the cost of maintenance and lack of production using on-time 

diagnosis of different insulation defects. 

According to domestic production of the most of the electrical generators in Damavand 

power plant, its associate manager decided to prepare and installation of partial 

discharge measurement equipments. Since the interpretation of the measured data needs 

to high qualified personnel, it was decided to prepare a contract between NRI and 

Damavand power plant in order to cooperation between engineers of two companies in 

interpreting of PD measured data. The main objective of this contract was analyzing the 

PD measured data of 12 gas unit(s). After the primary coordination, the relevant units 

were tested every two months and the results were sent to NRI where the results were 

analyzed and a prepared report was sent to Damavand power plant. At the end of this 

process, six abstract and two detailed reports (were) sent to Damavand power plant. 

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Project Results : 

• Interpretation of the results of the measured data on 12 units. 

• Holding a training course in order to transmission of experiences and knowledge 

of interpretation of the PD measured data along with analyzing the off-line test 

results. 


• Six volume reports of the interpretation of the PD measured data on 12 units. 

• Two volume detailed reports of the PD measurement data according to six times 

measurement of on-line partial discharge. 

• Data of six times on-line partial discharge measurement on 12 power plant gas 

units. 

• Results of the insulation tests performed during the maintenance of units. 

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Supervising the manufacturing of three phase slip-ring 

6.6kW, 1400kW, 2040kW and 2200kW induction motors 


Employer: Yazd water Company 

Project manager: M.Arghavan 

Project code:CEMAY01 

Project staff: S. Amini, A.R. GhaemPanah, A.P. khansarian, R. Sarafraz, I. Sadeghi 


Zayandehrud-Yazd water transmission line includes 4 pumping substations, each having 

4 Siemens-manufactured induction motors. The due major operator is Yazd Regional 

Water Co. To achieve an increment in water transmission capacity and better reliability 

in critical situations, the company ordered Turbogenerator Co. to manufacture four 

6.6kW, 1400kW, 2*2040kW and 2200kW induction motors. As a result, Niroo 

Research Institute was chosen to take part as the technical supervisor in the project. 

2200kW induction motor by Turbogererator 

Pumping substation 

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Along with the manufacturing process, NRI has fulfilled all required quality control 

tests during the manufacturing stages such as those related to the materials used and noload 

electrical tests which might be listed as below: 

• Tests carried out on insulators, steel used in shafts and copper in windings. 

• Insulation tests including: pre-manufacturing over-voltage tests on stator coils 

and insulation resistance tests on both stator and rotor. 

• Supervising the stator/rotor cores manufacturing process and fulfilling the 

required tests on nominal magnetic flux in stator cores. 

• No-load, speed and temperature rise tests on windings and bearings. 

Pre-installation insulation resistance test on stator 

coils 

Nominal magnetic flux test 

Installation of stator winding coils 

Over-voltage test after installing the stator winding 

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• Insulation materials test 

• Rotor's shaft steel tests 

• Electrical tests on 3 motors during the manufacturing process 

• Insulation tests on 3 motors during the manufacturing process 

• No-load tests 


• Reviewing the standards for tests on electric motors. 

• The results of manufacturing-related tests on 1400kW inductions motor. 

• The results of manufacturing-related tests on 2040kW (first one) inductions 

motor. 

• Images taken during the all manufacturing/testing stages. 

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Supervision and technical support for industrial production 

of power system analog simulator 

Department: Power Electronics Project Manager: S. Mohaghegh D. 

Employer: Nioo Research Institute 

Project Code:PIEPN08 

Project Staff: G.Dehnavi, B.Arezi, H.Nasimfar 


This project was according to a contract between NRI and EPIL Company in order to 

transfer technical knowledge of simulator for mass production of the machine via EPIL 

Company. The project started from 2006 and finished in 2011. 

There are many industrial loads in distribution networks that consume large amount of 

active and reactive power capriciously. This results in decreasing power quality, the 

effect of which is a lot of damage to electrical appliances or lack of power supply due to 

protection system performance. In order to compensate for destructive impacts of such 

loads so that voltage flicker is removed, and along with that power factor is corrected, 

voltage amplitude is reinstated and load is balanced in three phases, the best solution is 

SVC installation. 

This scheme was fulfilled for the first time in Iran with more than 95% domestic 

components. The expense of overseas purchase of a similar SVC is much more than that 

of domestic accomplishment of this project (about twice this price) plus the expenses of 

transportation and installation. 

Power system analog simulator models a large power system parts into small ones by 

which a power system phenomena may be analyzed as real as it happens. The system 

consists of generator, transformers, overhead lines, static var compensators (three 

different types), static and dynamic loads, and the auxiliary systems, which help the 

user during the tests. The advantage of the system is the facility of analyzing the 

different phenomena in a power system with real speed and high accuracy so that there 

is no need to the mathematical models. 

Furthermore, this simulator makes it possible to train power electric engineers in a real 

network as well as study the behaviors of power system elements e.g. static Var 

compensators, static excitation system, individual transformers and also generation unit 

controllers such as governor, automatic voltage regulator, and power system stabilizer. 

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Application: 

Analysis of power system phenomena By creating a specific phenomena environment 

similar to the real system and measurement of some values, the power system 

phenomena can be analyzed. 

This has a series of detailed, structured experiments covering the following areas: 

• Steady state system operation 

• Power system studies 

• Fault studies 


• Transfer of technical documents of analog simulator to EPIL company by 

NRI. 

• Change of technical maps in order to separation of panels. 

• Identification of purchase references and the related service companies. 

• Supervision on cabinets production and wiring connections. 

• Assemble and test of electronic board of TCR panel and modification of the 

electronic board. 

• Organize a list of test sheets and examine all of them on the machine. 


• Final report of the activities in the project of supervision and technical 

support for industrial production of power system analog simulator. Oct 

2011. 

• All documents related to all technical commissions and marketing activities. 

• Test sheets of the machine and test reports. 

• Quality control instruction for stick of NRI logo on next productions. 

• Catalogue of the simulator for marketing purposes. 

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Providing Scenarios for Iran Electricity and Gas Exchange 

with Neighbor Countries 

Department: Power System Study 

Project Manager: H. Raoufi 

Employer: Power Generation Research Center Project Code: CSYOP01 

(Operation Group) 

Project Staff: H. Khatibzadeh, S. Salimi, H. Berahmandpour 


In Recent Decades, establishing inter-connected power systems between neighbor 

countries or region countries are of great interest. Some reasons are relative advantage 

in producing electricity in some countries, decreasing the peak load and improving the 

load curve, utilizing near countries transmission capacity for power transfer, increasing 

reliability utilizing urgent power exchange and near grid's reserve capacity, etc. 

Considering Iran power system broadness and possibility of connection to a wide 

variety of countries in this region, electricity exchange or transfer trough Iran simply 

can be done. Furthermore, in recent years, because of existing reserves in some 

countries and increasing need in other countries, natural gas exchange also has been 

interested. Current energy transmission paths con not meet new demands. Thus, 

different countries seek ways for receiving energy sources, especially natural gas which 

is clean and cheap. Iran, which has unique strategic position, vast natural gas reserves 

and desirable transmission systems, can provide long term gas export in a reliable and 

economic manner. Also, Iran can transfer natural gas from one country to another. 

Now, the Tavanir company has been defined a national project naming "Preparing 

generation expansion strategy in a 30 years period considering all types of energy 

carriers" which is performed by Niroo Research Institute (by Power Generation 

Research Center). For preparing this 30 years strategy, the situation of Iran electricity 

and gas exchange shall be specified. For this purpose, a project naming "providing 

scenarios for Iran electricity and gas exchange with neighbor countries" is defined. The 

project employer is Power Generation Research Center (Operation Group). The goal of 

this project is to prepare and present different scenarios for Iran future electricity and 

gas exchange with neighbor countries. 

This project has been done in two stages as follows: 

Stage 1: Analyzing electricity and gas exchange with neighbor countries 

In this stage, at first, statistics and information regarding electricity and gas exchange 

(export and import) between region countries, schemes for establishing or developing 

inter-area exchange in future, and Iran electricity and gas exchange with neighbor 

countries in recent years were collected. Then, existing reports and information about


the view and roadmap of Iran electricity and gas exchange with neighbor countries were 

collected from corresponding organizations such as Ministry of Energy, Tavanir 

Company, Iran Grid Management Company, National Iranian Gas Export Company, 

National Iranian Gas Company, Majlis Research Center, President Deputy Strategic 

Planning and Control and Supreme Energy Council. Finally, by analyzing the collected 

data, a detailed report about present and future situation of Iran electricity and gas 

exchange was prepared and presented to the employer. 

Stage 2: Providing Iran electricity and gas exchange scenarios with neighbor countries 

In this stage, using data collected in stage 1, some electricity exchange alternatives and 

some gas exchange alternatives were defined for each country. Electricity exchange 

alternative for a special country is an option for electricity exchange between Iran and 

that country, which includes direction and amount of electricity exchange in a time 

period. Also, Gas exchange alternative for a special country is an option for gas 

exchange between Iran and that country, which includes direction and amount of gas 

exchange in a time period. Then, using these alternatives and applied considerations, 3 

electricity exchange scenarios and 4 gas exchange scenarios were defined. Electricity 

exchange scenario is a program for electricity exchange between Iran and all neighbor 

countries, which includes direction and amount of electricity exchange in a time period. 

Also, gas exchange scenario is a program for gas exchange between Iran and all 

neighbor countries, which includes direction and amount of gas exchange in a time 

period. Then, considering important events regarding electricity and gas exchange in 

our region, these scenarios were ranked based on possibility of realization. Finally, a 

detailed report regarding preparation of electricity and gas exchange scenarios was 

prepared and presented to the employer, which presents complete specification of these 

scenarios and their ranking. Also in this report, some general estimations regarding 

electricity transfer cost (including the cost of constructing transmission line and 

operating and maintenance cost) and gas transfer cost (including the cost of constructing 

pipeline and operating and maintenance cost) were presented which can be utilized by 

employer in other stages of their national project. 

Project Results : 

• Preparing 3 electricity exchange scenarios and ranking them 

• Preparing 4 gas exchange scenarios and ranking them 


• First stage final report, "Analyzing electricity and gas exchange with neighbor 

countries". 

• Second stage final report, "Providing Iran electricity and gas exchange scenarios 

with neighbor countries ". 

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Reliability Evaluation and Anticipation in Yazd Transmission 

and Sub transmission Network To Reduce Notsupplied 

Energy 


Employer: Yazd Electric Regional Company 

Project Staff: H.Danaie, J.Abbasi, N.Moslemi 

Project Manager: D.Jalali 

Project Code:PSYBY01 


Continuation and qualified supplying electrical energy is the main goal of electric 

utilities. This goal can be accessed by Power system reliability study. This study usually 

is done in two main parts, reliability evaluation and reliability anticipation. Each of 

them can be done either in power system planning or in power system operation. 

This project is done for reliability study in the transmission and sub transmission 

network of Yazd Regional Electric Company (YREC). As said above, reliability study 

in transmission and sub transmission network has two main parts as reliability 

evaluation and reliability anticipation. In the first part, by gathering data for planned and 

unplanned outages in transmission and sub transmission network in the period of 2007 

to 2010, a database was prepared by these data for further process. In this way, many 

different types of reporting for different usages can be made and at last these data yield 

to the force outage rate ( ) and the repair time (r) for the different elements in power 

system. 

Reliability evaluation was done by extracting the reliability indices from the mentioned 

database and different reports formed by it 

Second part includes the reliability anticipation by the method of minimum cutset 

algorithm, a powerful method for this analysis. This analysis has the following results: 

• Power system energy not supplied 

• Reliability indices in output nodes (loads) 

• Sensitivity analysis to find the critical elements in the network which cause 

to reduce the reliability indices. 

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By the latter result, the planner can find the week point of the power system and the best 

solutions to overcome these week points. 

• Setup the outage data gathering and analyzing system in Yazd Regional Electric 

Company (YREC) and training the operators and engineers to use it. 

• Reliability evaluation and finding the reliability indices in two parts as 

substations and lines in the transmission and sub transmission networks. 

• Reliability study in Yazd transmission and sub transmission networks to find the 

week points. 

• Suggestion the best solution to overcome the week points. 

• Implementation a suitable software concluding the outage database for reliability 

study. 


• Power System Study Department, “Reliability study in Yazd transmission and 

sub transmission network" – final report, Electric Power System Research 

Center, NRI, March. 2011. 

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Provision of electricity industry and its customers mutual 

rights protection package 


Project Manager: H. Berahmandpour 

Employer: Niroo Ministry (Standard Group) Project Code: CSYDE02 

Project Staff: D. Jalali, F. Amini, A.A. Bahmanpour, H. Bitaraf, A. Babaei, S. Salimi 


Privatizing of distribution companies make it imperative for government to supervise 

them to protect rights of distribution companies and their customers. Meeting this 

purpose need a code that clearly specify rights and duties of distribution companies and 

their customers. 

Energy Deputy of Niroo Ministry initiating necessary activities since some years ago 

for providing this code. At last these activities result in necessity of electricity industry 

and its customers mutual right protection code provision. Electricity industry customers 

including consumers of electricity, appliers of electricity and common people that 

benefit of distribution company services. 

This project has done at three phases. First phase is provision of basic documents for 

code. Second phase was writing code and provision of distribution companies executive 

requirements of code and evaluation system of code. Third phase was provision of code 

training package for better observance of it. 


• Provision of ''Distribution Company and its customers mutual right protection 

code'' 

• Specification of Distribution Company behavioral characteristic accepted levels 

• Distribution Company executive requirements for observance of ''Distribution 

Company and its customers mutual right protection code'' 


code'' evaluation system 


code'' training package 


• First phase final report, "basic documents provision". 

• Second and third phase final report, "Distribution Company and its customers 

mutual right protection code". 

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Reliability Evaluation and Anticipation in Hormozgan 

Transmission and Sub transmission Network to Reduce 

Notsupplied Energy 


Employer:Hormozgan Electric Regional Company 

Project Staff: H.Danaie, J.Abbasi, N.Moslemi 

Project Manager: D.Jalali 

Project Code: PSYBN02 


Continuation and qualified supplying electrical energy is the main goal of electric 

utilities. This goal can be accessed by power system reliability study. This study usually 

is done in two main parts, reliability evaluation and reliability anticipation. Each of 

them can be done either in power system planning or in power system operation. 

This project is done for reliability study in the transmission and sub transmission 

network of Hormozgan Regional Electric Company (HREC). As said above, reliability 

study in transmission and sub transmission network has two main parts as reliability 

evaluation and reliability anticipation. In the first part, by gathering data for planned and 

unplanned outages in transmission and sub transmission network in the period of 2007 

to 2010, a database was prepared by these data for further process. In this way, many 

different types of reporting for different usages can be made and at last these data yield 

to the force outage rate 

() 

and the repair time (r) for the different elements in power 

system. 

Reliability evaluation was done by extracting the reliability indices for network 

components and load points from the mentioned database and different reports formed 

by it 

Second part includes the reliability anticipation by the method of minimum cutset 

algorithm, a powerful method for this analysis. This analysis has the following results: 

• Power system energy not supplied 

• Reliability indices in output nodes (loads) 

• Sensitivity analysis to find the critical elements in the network which cause to 

reduce the reliability indices. 

By the latter result, the planner can find the week points of the power system and the 

best solutions to overcome these week points. 

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• Setup the outage data gathering and analyzing system in Hormozgan Regional 

Electric Company (HREC) and training the operators and engineers to use it. 

• Reliability evaluation and finding the reliability indices in two parts as 

substations and lines in the transmission and sub transmission networks. 

• Reliability study in Hormozgan transmission and sub transmission networks to 

find the week points. 

• Suggestion the best solution to overcome the week points. 

• Implementation a suitable software concluding the outage database for reliability 

study. 

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Upgrading SABA technology from MFC (C++) to Dotnet(C#) 

and development it to use in Basic power market and 

restructured networks analysis 


Project Manager: H.Danaie 

Employer:Niroo Research Institute 

Project Code: PSYPN09 

Project Staff: H.Berahmandpour, J.Abbasi, N.Moslemi, Z.Madihi, H.Raoufi, S.Salimi, 

Z.Moosavian, M.Karimi, S.Abedi, A.Moshari, Z.M.Karimi, M.M.Beiraghdar, 

M.Helali Moghadam, A. Mosaddegh, M.Shirooi, S.Doroodian, A.Peyvandipour, 

F.Darabi, M.Gholami, A.aghazadeh, I.Pourkeivani, M.Koohsar, N.Osoolinejad 


SABA, Power system analysis software is the first native software in Iran with more than 

two decades usage in electric companies for power system analysis and planning purpose. 

With respect to fast progress in software architechture and implementation, the upgrading 

of this software according to the update software thecnologies was a necessity. DotNet 

technology and C# programming provide a wide facilities of graphical interface and 

computational modules implementation. 

On the other hand, one of the main progress in the field of computational modules of this 

software was to equip it to some modules used in restructured power system analysis and 

power market analysis. So the main activities in this project are divided in four phases: 

Phase 1: 

1-1- Algorithm extraction for the following modules. 

a- Economic Dispatch Control (EDC) 

b- Multi Area Load Flow With Interchange Power Control 

c- Contingency Analysis in Multi Area Power Flow 

d- Unit Commitment 

e- Market Based Optimal Power Flow 

1-2- Implementation initial enviroment for convert the Programming language from 

C++ to C# 

1-3- Feasibility study to select the best software thechnique and methodology resulted 

to WPF thechnique and Model-View-ViewModel methodology. 

Phase 2: 

2-1 - Software , analysis and modeling for the computational algorithm extracted in 

1.1 

2.2 - Convert the computational modules from C++ to C# 

2-3- DataLayer, DataLayer and Layer Application implementaion based on MVVM 

architecture. 

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Phase 3: 

3-1- Programming the computational modules of 1-1 

3-2- Providing test proceedure and testing all the computational modules of SABA by 

comprison results with commersial power system analysis software. 

3-3- Graphical interface planning and implementation based on WPF thechnique and 

Model-View- ViewModel methodology. 

Phase 4: 

4-1- Implementation dialogue forms and menus for all the computational modules in 

the new enviroment. 


- Software upgrading with respet to new update software thechnologies 

- Software upgrading in computational modules 

- Providing the facility for future development in new software architecture 


35 reports in the different fields are provided in this project. 

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Documentation the Overall Instructions and Technical 

Reports in Electrical System 


Project Manager: Z.Madihi Bidgoli 

Employer: Vice Presidency for Strategic Planning and Supervision Project Code: JSYPB01 

Project Staff: D.jalali, H.Berahmandpour, H. Raoufi, M.Jafarian 


Provision and implementation of technical requirements, standards, instructions and 

codes is one of the important necessities in electrical systems. Therefore, It must be 

planned for providing these instructions and then related documents must be available 

for related parts before operating. This project has been proposed and confirmed for the 

first step of this purpose. 

In this project, at first, main references and responsible for standards in Iran have been 

identified and the title of all of documents that presented by these references (prepared 

documents, under preparing documents and planned to prepare documents) have been 

gathered and then these documents have been classified by their subjects. On the other 

hands, documents of the developed countries have been considered. In this section, at 

first some searches and studies have been done and several developed countries have 

been selected as reference countries. In these countries, related documents,instructions 

and grid codes have been gathered and classified by their subjects. Then, results of 

studies in Iran and selected courtiers have been compared and strong and weak subjects 

have been identified. 

Finally, by using the results of studies and also experience about Iran network, the list 

of required instructions and codes for electrical system has been prepared. 


• General assessment of present status of instructions and criteria in electrical 

system in Iran. 

• Preparing the list of documents and codes from selected developed countries 

• Documentation of list of required instructions and codes for Iran electrical 

system. 

• Proposing 10 subjects of required instructions and codes with high priority. 

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• Phase 1 Report,Volume I “Gathering and analysis of instructions and codes 

related to electrical system in Iran" – Electric Power System Research Center, 

NRI, December. 2011. 

• Phase 1 Report Volume II, “Gathering and analysis of instructions and codes 

related to electrical system from selected developed countries" – Electric Power 

System Research Center, NRI, December. 2011. 

• Phase 2 Report, “Documentation of list of required instructions and codes for 

Iran electrical system." – Electric Power System Research Center, NRI, 

February. 2012. 

• Final Report, “Required instructions and codes for Iran electrical system." – 

Electric Power System Research Center, NRI, February. 2012. 

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Codify IRAN suburban Roadway Lighting Standard 


Project Manager: N.Moslemi 

Employer: Ministry of energy - Deputy of Electricity and Energy Project Code: CSYDE03 

Project Staff: D.Jalali, H.Berahmandpour, B.Arezi, B.Hamedani, H.Alipour, T.Rostami, 

M.M.Hamidi, M.A.Abbasi Vardeh, M.Choobineh, T.Abdolrazzaghzadeh, 

A.R.Gholizadeh, M.Heidarizadeh 


Suburban lighting and the locations that must be lighted is an important subject in 

suburban transportation. In other hand because of the high expanse of suburban 

roadway, it is not economic that all roads be lighted. There is not any standard for 

suburban roadway lighting in Iran. In this project for the first time codify this standard 

to help suburban roadway planner to design road lighting for necessary area. 

In this way, the standard of the suburban roadway lighting was joined to urban lighting 

standard so there were many topics common on theM.Lighting location in suburb 

roadway and light pollution and sky glow are the subjects that suburban roadway 

planner needs more than urban lighting planner. In the new standard in urban and 

suburban road lighting, the new technological, practical and economical points were 

studied and necessary instances added to it. 


Iranian new standard of urban and suburban roadway lighting includes: 

• Technical specification and instruction in planning, measurement and 

implementation of urban and suburban road lighting systems 

• Technical specification and instruction in planning, measurement and 

implementation of the specific places such as squares, rings and intersections 

lighting 

• Technical specification and instruction to minimize the light pollution in urban 

and suburban road lighting systems 

• Technical specification and instruction for luminary equipments 

• The standard for construction and test for lighting poles and installation them 

• The instruction for electrical supplying the lighting system. 

• The instruction of maintenance of urban and suburban road lighting systems 

• The instruction of measurement of lamp lighting parameters and the 

specification of related devices. 

• Technical specification and instruction in planning and implementation of 

suburban road lighting location. 

• Codify the Iranian suburban lighting standard and merged this with urban road 

lighting standard. 

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• Power System Study Department, “firest step report of suburban road lighting 

standard" –, Electric Power System Research Center, NRI, december 2009. 

• Power System Study Department, “urban and suburban roadway lighting 

standard" –, Electric Power System Research Center, NRI, March 2011. 

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Power Generation Research Center 

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Introduction 

Power Generation Research Center (PGRC) has three departments including: 

• Mechanical Systems dep. 

• Measurement and Control Systems dep. 

• Operation Systems dep. 

The main research fields of PGRC are: 

• Design and manufacturing know-how of power plant equipment 

• Optimization and simulation of power plant thermal cycles 

• Fault diagnosis of power plant systems 

• Technical and economic studies of power generation systems 

• Design and rehabilitation of power plant monitoring systems 

• Optimization of instrumentation and control systems 

One of the main activities of PGRC in 2010 was to develop Efficiency Improvement 

Regulation (EIR) of power plants with cooperation of Tavanir Company. PGRC as the 

secretariat of Leading Committee of EIR constitutes of four working groups as follow: 

• Efficiency measurement 

• Efficiency improvement methods 

• Infrastructures and executive regulations 

• Training and applied seminars 

9 projects have been completed in 2010‐2011 in this research center 

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Design of a central fault diagnosis system using vibration 

analysis and implementation in Abadan gas power plant 

Department: Power Plant Mechanical Systems 

Employer: Khoozestan Regional Electric Co. 

Project Staff: H.R.Khalesi, A.Jafari 

Project Manager: M.AghaAmini 

Project Code: CMEBO03 


Condition monitoring and predictive maintenance of the rotating machinery have major 

role in increasing availability factor of power plants. In order to apply an effective 

predictive maintenance system, an on-line condition monitoring of machines is 

required. This system not only increases the availability factor of machines but also 

prevents the fault progress and drastic failures and subsequently decreases the cost and 

time of the maintenance. 

Several projects in this field had been done in NRI Company and resultant of them is a 

central (web-based) fault diagnosis system using vibration analysis.This web-based 

fault diagnosis system (VCM) was designed and successfully implemented on four 

turbine-generator sets in Abadan gas power plant. The web-based VCM system consists 

of a hardware including sensors, signal conditioners and A/D card and software 

including data acquisition, signal processing and fault diagnosis programs. 

The VCM software is designed for on-line monitoring of the rotating machinery. It 

monitors the vibration signals, controls the alarm and trip limits and saves the data to do 

more analysis and fault diagnosis. 


• Design of an on-line Signal conditioning, data acquisition and signal processing 

system. 

• Design of a web-based software for saving in database, transfering to the fault 

diagnosis center and analyzing vibration data. 

• Design of a web-based fault diagnosis software by vibration analysis. 

• Design of a central fault diagnosis system using vibration analysis and 

implementation in Abadan gas power plant. 

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• Power Plant Mechanical Systems Department; Report of “Conceptual and perfect 

design of the central fault diagnosis system (VCM) and determination of required 

hardware and software and their technical specifications”; Power Generation 

Research Center; NRI; Apr. 2010. 

• Power Plant Mechanical Systems Department; Report of “Preparation of required 

hardware and software for the central fault diagnosis system (VCM)”; Power 

Generation Research Center; NRI; Oct. 2010. 

• Power Plant Mechanical Systems Department; Report of “Installation and test of 

the central fault diagnosis system (VCM)”; Power Generation Research Center; NRI; 

Mar. 2011. 

• Power Plant Mechanical Systems Department; Report of “Implementation and 

final test of the central fault diagnosis system (VCM) in Abadan power plant and 

preparing final report”; Power Generation Research Center; NRI; Jun. 2011. 

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Analysis, Problem Solving and Optimization on Liquid Fuel 

System of ABADAN Power Plant GE-F9 Units 

Department: Power Plant Mechanical Systems 

Employer: Niroo Research Institute 

Project Manager: Sina.Salemi 

Project Code: JMEBO04 

Project Staff: Sinasalemi, Reza SaidiRizi, Mohsen Yahyazadeh 


GE-Frame9 gas units can be started up with both gas and liquid fuel. Therefore not 

starting or problems in these units with liquid fuel, reduces the ability of these units and 

will cause problems. 

Most of these problems can be pointed to this case, which in times of gas shortages 

power plant can't be started with the liquid fuel. 

Gasoline lekagein check valve and connetion of GE-F9 units liquid fuel system, is 

evident in the most units. Large oil lekage during operation with liquid fuel, can cause 

many problems in these units. For example it causes of fire and shut down of unit. 

This project will identify the factors of not starting up units GE-F9 with liquid fuel. 

Finally provide solutions to solve the problems of starting on ge-frame9 gas with liquid 

fuel. And provide some result of testing in abadan units power plant. 

Also this project will identify the factors of gasoline lekage in GE-F9 units and finally 

provide practical solutions to solve gasoline leakage of check valves and connections of 

GE-F9 units liquid fuel system. 

Most of these check valve, after a short time, don't work well. And they pass the 

gasoline in not allowed direction. 

The gasoline that leaks from the purge check valve, flows forward to va19 valve. This 

leakage will damage the va19 valve and sometimes causes explodes the valve. 

This project will try to optimize the purge check valve in GE-F9 units by changing the 

geometry of the gasket and poppet of the check valve to fix the passing problem in it. 

The main goal of this project is removing existent problems in commissioning of the 

abadan power plant liquid fuel system of GE-F9 units. 

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• Identify factors that may cause leakage of connections. 

• Identify factors that may cause Passing (back flow) in check valves. 

• Provide appropriate solutions to problems of leakage of connections. 

• Provide appropriate solutions to problems of Passing (back flow) in check 

valves. 

• Provide appropriate solutions to problems start of Abadan units with the liquid 

fuel. 


• Power Plant Mechanical Systems Department; Report of “Identification of liquid 

fuel gas turbine power plant in Abadan”; Power Generation Research Center; 

NRI; Code: JMEBO04/T01. 

• Power Plant Mechanical Systems Department; Report of “Provide appropriate 

solutions to problems start of Abadan units with the liquid fuel”; Power 

Generation Research Center; NRI; Code: JMEBO04/T2,3. 

• Power Plant Mechanical Systems Department; Report of “Provide appropriate 

solutions to problems of leakage in connection and check valves”; Power 

Generation Research Center; NRI; Code: JMEBO04/T04. 

• Power Plant Mechanical Systems Department; Report of “final report”; Power 

Generation Research Center; NRI; Code: JMEBO04/E. 

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Strategic planning for removing load limiting factors and 

repowering of old steam power plants 

Department: Power Plant Operation Studies 

Employer: TAVANIR Co. 

Project manager: M.E. SarbandiFarahani 

Project Code: COPVA02 

Project Staff: F. Rahmani, H. Abroshan, H. Rezazadeh, A. NamaziTajarogh, S. Shahmansouri, 

M.Tajik Mansouri, S. JavanshirBonab, N. Irani, M.SoltaniHoseini, S. M.Mousavian, F. 

AhmadiBoyaghchi, M.TavanpourPaveh, E. Gharibian, M.Dahaghin, M.Rostami, M.Faraghi, F. 

Eskandari 


Ministry of Energy as the responsible of supplying required power of the country is 

faced with aging of steam power plants as a important probleM.Construction of new 

power plants need a great capital cost. In many cases, increasing power generation by 

repowering methods and removing load limiting factors needs less costs with respect to 

new fields. So using these technologies in addition to increase the efficiency of old units 

will postpone investment costs of power generation. 

In the present project, after selecting three power plants (Beasat, Bandar Abbas and 

Ramin) among units older than 25 years, the following steps have been done: 

• Evaluating the mentioned units according to their operating documents, 

performance tests results and cycle modeling. 

• Studying methods of repowering and removing load limiting factors in selected 

units and determining applicable options. 

• Developing software for economic evaluation of different plans for repowering 

of steam power plants and choosing the most economic option for each unit. 

• Determining load limiting factors in the three selected units and 

technical/economical evaluating of each plan for removing them. 

• Preparing a preliminary plan for repowering of talented units. 


Results of technical/economical evaluation for the selected units are: 

• According to performing the CO2 capturing plan for unit No. 2 and 3 of Beasat 

power plant, repowering of this unit is impossible. So the best option for this 

unit is removing its load limiting factors including leakage of gas air heater, 

reduction of condenser vacuum, leakage of BFP valves and crack of turbine 

rotor. 

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• The most economical and 

technical plan for the unit 

No. 1 of Ramin power 

plant is removing its load 

limiting factors including 

isolating high pressure 

heaters and reduction of 

condenser vacuum. 

• The most applicable plan 

for unit No. 4 of Bandar 

Abbas power plant is full 

repowering with gas 

turbines of V94.3 type or 

similar. 

• Preparing an outline for repowering and removing load limiting factors of old 

steam power plants that helps us to do effective actions in order to increase 

power generation and efficiency of these plants. 


• Power Plant Operation Studies Department, "Assessment of old steam power 

plants of Iran and selecting three preferred units to perform repowering", Power 

Generation Research Center, NRI. 

• Power Plant Operation Studies Department, "Performance tests of selected units 

in Beasat, Bandar Abbas and Ramin power plants", Power Generation Research 

Center, NRI. 

• Power Plant Operation Studies Department, "Studying plans of removing load 

limiting factors and repowering for one unit of Beasat, Bandar Abbas and Ramin 

power plants and the other ways of increasing capacity of power plants", Power 


• Power Plant Operation Studies Department, "Developing software for technicaleconomical 

evaluation of removing load limiting factors and repowering plans 

for one unit of Beasat, Bandar Abbas and Ramin power plants and comparing 

these plans with construction a new power plant", Power Generation Research 

Center, NRI. 

• Power Plant Operation Studies Department, "Conclusion and presenting a 

technical-economical pattern for evaluating plans of repowering and removing 

load limiting factors for old power plants according to results of this project", 

Power Generation Research Center, NRI. 

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2011-2012 


Investigation of main and auxiliary systems performance 

on 

gas 

turbine 

efficiency in Abadan power plant 

Department: Power plant operation systems Dept. Project Manager: M.RahimiTakami 

Employer: Khouzestan Regional Electric Company Project Code: COPBO04 

Project Staff:: M.Saeedipour, 

M.Taheri, S. Shahmansouri, N. Irani, E. Gharibian, M.E. 

SarbandiFarahani, A.Sadeghabadi 


Iranian power generation industry sector has experienced a rapid expansion during last 

decades. Gas turbine and combined cycle units have the most important role in 

development of 

power generation sector. 

In this regard, the present project was 

defined and implemented in order to determine 

potential improvements and provide solutions for 

increasing 

capacity and efficiency of 

gas turbines of Abadan power plant. For this purpose, the auxiliary systems of the plants 

weree investigated. Internal energy consumption and contribution of the 

consumers and 

influence of these systems performance on gas turbine efficiency are the 

most important 

topics which have been studied. Furthermore, practical solutions for improvement of 

auxiliary systems have been determined. For evaluation of main systems performance, 

the measuring instruments 

were calibrated and a performance test was 

performed. The 

obtained results were compared with acceptance test results. The generated and gathered 

data and information, weree used for troubleshooting and investigation 

the power plant 

efficiency reduction reasons. According to obtained results, the 

strategiess for 

performance improvement 

of the mentioned unit were determined. 

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• Evaluating of performance of gas turbine unit was studied based on performance 

test and survey results of overhaul. 

• Providing corrective strategies for improving the maintenance process. 

• Providing strategies for reducing internal consumption. 

• Providing strategies for improving the main systems performance. 

• Providing strategies for improving the auxiliary systems performance. 

• Providing a package that consist of strategies for performance improvement 

based on mentioned results. 


• Power Plant Operation Studies Department, "Literature review, performance 

description and data collection of main and auxiliary systems of gas turbine 

GE9171E ", Power Generation Research Center, NRI. 

• Power Plant Operation Studies Department, "Performance test, troubleshooting 

and investigation of the internal energy consumption of G12 unit ", Power 


• Power Plant Operation Studies Department, "investigation of the process of 

maintenance and providing methods for performance improvement of the main 

and auxiliary systems of Abadan power plant ", Power Generation Research 

Center, NRI. 

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Providing technical Consultant Services for CO2 Capture 

from Besat Power Plant Flue Gas 

Department: Power Plant Operation Studies Projectmanager: A. Moradian 

Employer: Shahrekord Carbon Dioxide Co. ProjectCode: COPGS01 

ProjectStaff: M.Sohrabi, H. Maasoumi, M.E. SarbandiFarahani, H. Abroshan 


Separation of CO2 from power plant flue gas is very important due to influence of 

power generation and CO2 capture process on each other. CO2 capture process in Besat 

power plant has designed and built in order to separation of CO2 from flue gas for using 

in food and other industries. 

The following studies were implemented to evaluate the integration the power plant and 

the CO2 capture unit: 

• The amount of flue gas and the extracting location from the power plant was 

identified and based on these calculations, the diameter of the flue gas duct was 

determined. 

• The configuration of the CO2 capture unit was optimized by determination the 

amount of the flue gas captured from each unit of the power plant and its 

impacts on performance of the units. 

• The influence of the flue gas removal on power plant efficiency was investigated 

by using a software for both gas and heavy fuel oil. 

• The effect of the CO2 capture on the power plant components was evaluated. 

Some of this effects are: 

a) The influence of the flue gas removal on the Air heater performance 

b) The effect of the pressure drops on blower performance 

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• Determination the influence of the flue gas removal on the air heater 

performance. 

• Determination the parameters that affect power plant and CO2 capture 

operation. 

• Determination the energy and material consumption of CO2 capture unit. 

• Design review of drawing and documents of CO2 capture unit and checking the 

constructor design to conform with the accomplished design. 

• Calculation of the cost of CO2 capture per ton from Bessat power plant. 

Project Documentations: 

• Power Plant Operation Studies Department, “Technical Investigation of CO2 

Capture from Besaat Power Plant Flue Gas”, Power Generation Research 

Center, NRI. 

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Conceptual Design of a CCHP system for a Selected Gas or 

Combined Cycle Plant 

Department: Power Plant Operation Studies Project manager: H.Rezazadeh 

Employer: NRI 

Project Code: POPPN12 

Project Staff: H. Maasoumi, M.E. SarbandiFarahani, A. Namazi, M.Soltani, S. 

MostafaviTehrani, 


Inefficient evaporative cooling solutions to capacity decrease in summer months and 

water scarcity are of prominent problems of the warm and humid regions located on the 

coasts of the Persian Gulf. An interesting approach for both mentioned problems is a 

combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) system for the gas turbine plants located 

in the region which benefits both power and water issues simultaneously. Locating in an 

energy rich region has made the Persian Gulf coasts a popular place to invest on CCHP 

plants. 

Selecting an optimized capacity for the cooling and heating parts in a CCHP system 

calls for taking in to account a variety of factors from local fuel, power and water prices 

to capital and O&M costs as well as regional water and electricity demand. In this 

regard this research project was introduced to determine the potential benefits of the 

plan in our country and Chabahar Power plant was selected as one proper plant to be 

undergoing this plan. The optimum chiller capacity was determined using the local 

climate records and different scenarios to co generation of water and electricity was 

studied considering condensing or back pressure steam turbines as well as different 

scenarios for inlet cooling with or without thermal energy storage systems. The 

optimum plan was finally selected from the all possible configurations based on techno 

economical analysis. 

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• Nominating the Chabahar gas power plant as the most appropriate plant to 

undergo the CCHP project. 

• Evaluating the various configurations for the CCHP plan and selecting the most 

appropriate plan for Chabahar plant 

• Defining the capacity and efficiency increase potential in the gas and combined 

cycle plants located in south of Iran in case of converting into CCHP cycle. 

• Introducing a road map for execution of the similar CCHP plans on appropriate 

plants all over the country 


• Power Plant Operation Studies Dept, "Conceptual Design of a CCHP system for 

a selected power plant", Power Generation Research Center, NRI. 

• Power Plant Operation Studies Dept, "Evaluating the Implementation costs and 

economical benefits of employing the CCHP plan in Chabahar power plant and 

its effects on average efficiency of the power plants running by Tavanir", Power 


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Supervision on Implementation of Evaporative Coolers for 

Kazeron Combined Cycle Power Plant. 

Department: Power Plant Operation Systems 

Project Code: COPBF04 

Employer: Fars Regional Electric Co 

Project Manager: Masoud Soltani-Hosseini 


The main object of this project was to install and commission of evaporative coolers for 

2 units of Kazeron combined cycle power plant. This system can reduce inlet 

temperature of compressor and subsequently increase the output of gas turbines in hot 

seasons. According to performance tests, the performance of this system is as follow: 

• Design air temperature: 41 0 C 

• Design air humidity: 14% 

• Temperature reduction by cooler:17 0 C 

• Output increase in design conditions: 13.5% (equal 15MWe) 

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• Increasing of power output is equal %13.5 at design point 

• Possibility of implementation for other units 


• Report " Performance assessment of evaporative coolers of Kazeron 

combined cycle power plant", operation system dep., NRI, Dec. 2011 

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Technical and Research Services Regarding to the Program of 

Efficiency and Production Improvement of Power Plants 

(EPIP) in Iran 

Department: Measurment and Control Dep. and Power Plant Operation Studies Dep. 

Project manager: Saeed Shahmansuri Employer: Tavanir Co. 

Project Code: CECVA01 

Project Staff: Soltani M., Farahani M.. Gharibian E.,Sadeghian M. 


The program of EPIP approved by Tavanir Company in June 2009 and this project has 

been started for organizing and planning of related plans in order to increase the average 

efficiency of power plants to %41 until 2016. Activities of EPIP committee organized 

on four working groups including efficiency measurement, improvement methods, 

structure and executing procedures and finally training and professional seminars. 

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A) Efficiency measurement 

• procedures of efficiency measurement in three level (monthly average, online 

and performance test) 

• procedures for calibration of temperature, pressure and flow parameters to 

improve accuracy of efficiency measurement. 

• Assessment and analysis of monthly average efficiency according to the 

data that has been sent by power plants. 

B) Efficiency improvement methods 

• determine priorities of efficiency improvement methods 

• Preliminary definition of high priority projects 

• Strategy and optimum operation of power plants 

C) Structure and executing Procedures 

• Preparation the efficiency guarantee plan for power plants 

• Planning for execution of efficiency guarantee plan in two pilot power plants 

D) Training and professional seminars 

• Execution of six training courses 

• Execution of two general seminars 

• Design and commissioning of web site of EPIP 


• Measurement and control systems dep., performanc annual report of EPIP, July 


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Performance test and tuning of 5 to 8 gas turbine units of 

Kerman combined cycle power plant 

Department: Measurement & Control Department 

Employer: Kerman power production company 

Project Staff: S. Shahmansouri, N. Irani, H.R. Khalesi, 

Project Manager: Edward Gharibian 

Project Code: CECTBK01 


Performance of gas turbine units are affected by ambient conditions namely ambient 

temperature, pressure and humidity. Hence gas turbine control systems are designed so 

that they maintain the optimal performance of gas turbine in variety of conditions. 

Optimal performance means setting turbine to work safely at its maximum permissible 

power. Due to sensitivity of gas turbine to ambient condition after major overhauls, 

tuning of control system settings is necessary for optimal operation of gas turbine. 

These settings are done by performance testing of unit and calculation of combustion 

products entering first stage of turbine. Precise calculation is vital because if the 

temperature is set to lower value the unit cannot produce at its maximum power and will 

result in loss of production and if temperature is set to higher value the life of first stage 

blades will reduce and event may damage these blades. In this project the settings of 

V94.2 gas turbine of Kerman power plant were tested and tuned for optimal 

performance of unit. 


• Performance test and tuning of Kerman power plant V94.2 gas turbines 


• Report of performance test of unit no 2 / CECTDK01/05 




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Transmission and Distribution Research Center 

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Introduction 

The Power Transmission & Distribution Research Center activities are carried out 

within three departments: 

• Transmission Line Towers 

• Transmission Line and Substation 

• High Voltage 

The main fields of expertise covered by the center are as follows: 

• Optimization of transmission lines towers 

• Increasing resistance of transmission and distribution network installation 

against earthquake 

• Reliability of power transmission lines 

• Design and producing of high voltage equipments 

• Achieving the technical know-how of high voltage equipments 

• Research and study in electromagnetic fields 

• Transmission and sub transmission substations automation 

• Compact substations and power lines in urban areas 

• Loss reduction in distribution networks 

• Achieving protection relays know-how 

Also this research center enjoys the following laboratories: 

• Relay and Protection 

• Miniature Circuit Breaker 

• Salt Fog 

• High Voltage 

• Short Circuit 

• Overhead Line Structures (tower) Test Station 

All laboratories and test station are ISO/IEC 17025:2005 certified by German institute 

DAP thus their test reports have international credit. 


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Commissioning Distribution Concrete Poles & Lightning 

Poles Laboratory 

Department: Structure Department 

Project Manager: A.Darban 

Employer: NRI 

Project Code:-- 

Project Staff: B.Bahramsary,A.Rahnavard,H.Ebrahimi,S.Ghanbari 


One of the most widely consumed goods and electrical power distribution network are 

the concrete poles. Different materials have been produced in this base world, and 

depending on the location, are selected. In building this base of different materials such 

as steel, aluminum, concrete, wood and composite materials are used. Concrete poles 

due to the ease and low cost consumables, used in many countries and distribution 

networks over 900 Fletcher workshops engaged in production of these grades. 

So it is important to Categories equipped with a reliable reference laboratory for quality 

control as standard products. Unfortunately, to date, despite the high volume production 

and distribution networks using a variety of concrete poles, procedural documentation 

and reference organ for the order process and product quality control is not existed. 

Most employers and clients such as regional elicricitycompanies, do not know how to 

control and testing and product. So most of the poles were purchased and installed 

without the necessary quality and after a little time those iems are repaired or replaced. 

Lighting poles are also among the national grid and items consumed in the manufacture 

of various materials such as steel, concrete and aluminum are used and unfortunately, 

despite forecasting a variety of tests and inspections in standards in our country there is 

no reference laboratory for testing these kinds of products. Now the design of the Lab is 

finished in a complete report & for next step the Lab will be started in NRI-OSTS. 

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• Migration as a reference laboratory for typing test light poles. 

• Migration required for type testing of distribution concrete poles and quality 

control of products and audit Fletcher workshops as a reference laboratory. 

• Certification of Local Laboratories. 

• Local and regional laboratory personnel and manpower training and 

Certification. 


• Report "commissioned laboratory concrete poles and distribution network poles 

lighting". 

• Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran circulation. 

• The standard airline distribution. 

• BSEN50102, IEC68-2-62, BS5649-1 to BS5649-9. 

• EN40-8, EN10204, EN288-3, BS1881-119. 

• ISO1461, ISO2063, ISO9717, ISO8501. 

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Develop roadmap, Establish evaluation procedure and 

Prioritize loss reduction plans 

Department: Substation and Transmission 

Project Manager: S. Khayyamim 

Employer: Saba 

Project Code: CTQEE01 

Project Staff: H. Ghadiri, M.Givanejad, P.Khazaiee, M.Shariati 


The “Develop roadmap, Establish evaluation procedure and Prioritize loss reduction 

plans” project was done in order to evaluate and prioritize the loss reduction plans 

which presented to the Saba Co. in 1390 for getting fund. The projects evaluate 

technically and economically and at the end the technically accepted projects were 

prioritized based on evaluation index. 

In 1390 10 utility companies (Eelam, Booshehr, South Kerman, Sistan&Baloochestan, 

Shiraz, West Mazandaran, Gilan, Lorestan, Mazandaran, Hamedan) delivered Saba 

totally 36 loss reduction plans amounted 455,735,623,638 Rials. After receiving loss 

reduction plans in NRI developed report format, they evaluated technically and 

economically in two phase and finally they were rated. 

In first stage, after pre-evaluation the projects and declaration the problems to the 

utilities and having discussion with them in different sessions, it is decided that utilities 

correct the projects and send it to Saba and NRI on more time. At the second step, the 

corrected projects were evaluated for the last time. During technical evaluation process 

which handled two times; the project team visited 22 pilot areas of 5 utility companies. 

Due to Saba budget restrictions in one hand and the requested budget for the projects on 

the other hand, it is essential to select more efficient projects. Therefore after projects 

evaluations, they compared with each other based on predefined index and the projects 

were prioritized. 

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همدان 

5% 

غرب مازندران 

گيلان 

14% 

سيستان 

7% 

9% 

مازندران 

7% 

بوشهر 

ايلام 

لرستان 

شيراز 

جنوب كرمان 

1% 

20% 

7% 

3% 

27% 


• Providing format for loss reduction projects reports' as a comprehensive guide for 

utilities to use as a draft in preparation of loss reduction projects 

• Preparing evaluation and prioritizing methodology that can use in future evaluation 

and decision making of loss reduction projects in the whole country 

• Become skillful and gather technical knowledge in the field of evaluation and 

prioritizing loss reduction projects 


• Transmission and Substation Department; report on "Develop roadmap, Establish 

evaluation procedure and Prioritize loss reduction plans", Transmission & 

Distribution Research Center; Niroo Research Institute; 2011 

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Determination of the required technologies in the field of 

power and energy industries in the research scope of 

Transmission and Distribution research center 

Department: Transmission & Substation 


Project Manager: S.Farzalizadeh 

Project Code: PTPN01 

Project Staff: M.Shariati, P.Khazaee,M.Rrzaei, A.Rahnavard 


The aim of this project was to identify the required power and energy technologies 

(including technologies, software, hardware and systems) in the short, medium and long 

term prospects in the field of power transmission and distribution. 

At first by reviewing the road map of different target countries including Iran, two 

countries of similar economic structure and the electrical generating capacity, the two 

more developed countries than Iran, and two developed industrial countries, we 

identified key technologies that have been planned to achieve in short-term (up to 3 

years), medium term (5 to 10 years) and long term (more than 10 years), in addition 

upper hand documents, including Iran's 20-year vision plant, development plans and 

related documents of the Ministry of water and power(Niroo) was completely studied. 

By using the gathered data, we assessed the current status of Iran’s power industry in 

the world and by implementing gap analysis we determined the required technologies in 

the field of power and energy in the research scope of Transmission and Distribution 

research center. Afterwards we prioritize the technologies according to 5 benchmarks. 

At the end of the project, a practical plan was proposed for carrying out research 

projects in the Transmission and Distribution research center. 

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Determination of research priorities in the field of power transmission and distribution 

equipments 

• Orientating of research plans according to the importance of different sections of 

transmission and distribution networks. 

• Proceeding of applicable research projects according two present necessities of 

power industry. 

• Enhancement of interior production industry of transmission and distribution 

equipments. 


• Transmission & Substation Department, “Determination of the required 

technologies in the field of power and energy industries in the research scope of 

Transmission and Distribution research center”, T&D reseach center, 2011. 

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An investigation about compact substations in Tehran 

Regional Electric Company 

Department: Line & Substation 

Employer: Tehran Regional Electric Company 


Project Manager: M.Vadiaty 

Project Code: CIQBI0 

Project Staff: P.Khazaie, M.Ashourisoughe, K. Khoshnasib, E. Hajizadeh, M.Kabiri, M.Merat, 

M.Mohammadi, M.Shariati, S.Farzalizadeh 

Nowadays, construction of sub transmission substations in congested urban areas with 

dense population distribution, because of high expense of requisite land and ROW 

conflicts, has always been a challenging problem, thus reduction of substation footprint 

is a demanding need that has been considered in many countries. For responding this 

need, So far various techniques have been proposed that some of them are as follows: 

• Use of mixed technology switchgear such as Hybrid solution (HIS) 

• Use of Gas insulated switchgear (GIS) 

• Use of Innovative Air insulated switchgear such as Disconnecting circuit 

breaker (DCB) 

Although these proposed techniques have many advantages such as high reliability and 

protection against environmental impacts, but in many places due to certain reason such 

as simple maintenance, operation and troubleshooting, easy procurement of equipments 

from any desired manufacturer, the use of conventional AIS substation is preferred. 

In issued project which had been started in by Tehran Regional Electrical Company 

(TREC) financial supporting, various methods of footprint reduction of substations were 

surveyed and a new solution to implement compact conventional AIS (CCAIS) 

substations is proposed. This solution is based on optimizing clearances within standard 

range, changing of equipment arrangement, indoor and two floor design and using a 

common foundation for several equipments. The dimension of this compact 

conventional AIS substation (CCAIS) is reduced about 70% to compare with previous 

conventional AIS and it is comparable with other compact solutions that consist of 

innovative AIS (DCB), hybrid and GIS substations. 

Thus, we need an algorithm to select optimal solution based on economical and 

technical evaluation. The optimal solution should be selected on the basis of many 

factors such as reliability and availability, foot print, investment cost and life time cost. 

In this project we have developed this algorithm with a friendly graphic user interface 

(GUI) application of MATLAB software. This algorithm is used for selecting an 

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optimal solution between four different technologies (CCAIS, DCB, HIS, GIS) in 

substation design. Moreover it consists of sensitivity analysis module on important 

decision parameters such as land cost and weight of attributes. This new solution for 

space saving of AIS substations and the developed algorithm for selecting the optimal 

alternative is proposed to Tehran Regional Electric Company which is the greatest 

utility in electrical power system in Iran. The results of this project have been proposed 

in Tehran Regional Electric Company (TREC). 


• Design and preparation of single line, layout and section drawings of 

conventional compact AIS (CCAIS) solution with single busbar arrangement for 

urban 63/20 kV substations. 

• Design and preparation of single line, layout and section drawings of innovative 

compact AIS (DCB) solution with single busbar arrangement for urban 63/20 

kV substations. 

• Development of an algorithm for optimal solution selecting method among four 

technologies (CCAIS, DCB, HIS and GIS) for compact urban 63/20 kV 

substations based on technical and economical evaluation. 


• Line and Substation Department; reports on " An investigation about compact 

substations in Tehran Regional Electric Company " and software package, 

Transmission & Distribution Research Center; Niroo Research Institute; 2010 

and 2011. 

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Design and preparation of 63/20 kV substation specification 

for remote online management 

Department: Line & Substation 


Project Manager: M.Vadiaty 

Project Code: PTQPN10 

Project Staff: M.Ashourisoughe, P.Khazaie, B. Shahbazi, M.Basiri far, K. Khoshnasib, E. 

Hajizadeh, S.Farzalizadeh, M.Shariati 


Protection, monitoring and control functions are now considered as parts of integral 

secondary systems and no longer as independent entities. The specialists involved in 

these activities will be required to work more closely together than in the past. The 

merging of traditionally different departments and activities is a trend, for both the 

secondary equipment manufacturers and the power utilities. 

The introduction of numerical, multifunctional equipment and the use of high 

performance communication systems has brought about major change in the concept of 

the Substation Automation Systems. Integration of more functions less equipment is the 

continuing trend. 

For the future, the cost of energy not supplied will be increasingly high due to the 

greater dependence of society on the continuous supply of electrical power on demand. 

As a result, power systems would be integrated in smart grid and should be controlled, 

operated and managed via remote online management center. 

This project is defined in order to substation design and implementation in remote 

scheme based on IEC 61850 and it is the first stag for remote online management for 

protection and automation in the future. This project started in November 2010 and has 

been finished in February 2011. 

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• The impact of modern substation automation in control and protection system 

improvement, reliability, communication speed and information safty. 

• The specification investigation of digital substation consist of digital circuit breaker, 

optimal instruments and merging units. 

• The specification investigation of primary equipments direct connecting to secondary 

system via process bus. 

• Preparation of technical specification for substation online management in order to 

operating, maintenance and planning tasks. 


• Line and Substation Department; reports on " Design and preparation of 63/20 kV 

substation specification for remote online management", Transmission & 

Distribution Research Center; Niroo Research Institute; 2010 and 2011. 

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An Investigation on Grounding Transformer Failures in 

Zanjan Regional Electric Company (ZREC) Substations and 

Presenting Applicable Solutions for Prevention of this 

Problem 

Department: Transmission & Substation Dept. 

Employer: Zanjan Regional Electric Company 

Project Manager: S. J. A. Vaseai 

Project Code: CTQBZ01 

Project Staff: S. Farzalizadeh, M.R. Shariati, A. Bashghareh, O. Alizadeh, P. Khazaee 


Grounding transformers are one of the substation’s equipments that their failure could 

lead to direct costs such as purchase, installation and maintenance cost as well as 

indirect costs such as outages and decrease of network reliability. Several grounding 

transformers are damaged in the electrical networks every year, therefore investigating 

these failures and presenting the applicable solutions is very important. 

For investigation the probable events that may had led to failure in grounding 

transformers, five substations on ZREC have been studied in this project: Gazvin 

230/63/20 kV, Bidestan 63/20 kV, Geydar 63/20 kV, Sorb-o-Roy 63/20 kV and Abhar3 

63/20 kV substations. In two of these substations the grounding transformer failure had 

been occurred before. 

According to this issue the factors that were more likely to cause failure in transformers 

have been studied, comprising Lightning and arresters, Switching transients,Ferro 

resonance,Short circuit calculations,Operational and maintenance history,Grounding 

system,High impedance fault, Leakage current,resonance, Relay and protection. Finally 

after precise study for assessing major cause or causes in grounding transformers 

failures on ZREC practical solutions have been accomplished. 

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• Reliability increasing through reduction of grounding transformer failures 

• Reduction of operation and maintenance expenses of high voltage substations 

• Preventing similar failures in high voltgae substations 

• Providing proper operation and maintenance instructions for grounding transformers 


• Technical Reports ”An Investigation on Grounding Transformer Failures in Zanjan 

Regional Electric Company (ZREC) Substations and Presenting Applicable 

Solutions for Prevention of this Problem”, Transmission & Substation Department, 

T&D research center, NRI, 2009-2011 

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Optimal Design & Development of Jam-e-Jam Power 

Distribution Network 

Department: Substation and Transmission 

Employer: Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) 

Project Manager: H. Ghadiri 

Project Code: CTQIB04 

Project Staff: S. Khayamim, M.Givanejad, M.Shariati, S. Farzalizadeh, P. Hasanpour 


Economical loss reduction, solving current unbalancing problems, balancing 

transformer loads, decreasing LV feeders maintenance costs compare with increasing 

transformers maintenance costs and eliminating voltage drop in long LV feeders are 

some of the benefits of optimizing design and development of power distribution 

networks which ultimately leaded to network improvement from reliability and 

economical point of view. 

Therefore, a consulting project is done to optimize design & development of Jam-e-Jam 

power distribution network. 

At the fist, the required information such as Jam-e-Jam distribution network data and its 

development plan, source feeder's data and upstream HV network were prepared and 

documented. Also for load estimation and forecasting the personnel experiments and 

knowledge about the cable paths and load locations, existed loading data, load data 

which measured with 20 digital meters –their placement, installation and application 

was done in this project- has been used. According to this, the existed Jam-e-Jam 

network based on the gathered data and documents was simulated and analyzed in 

CymeDist software and the loss of existed network was studied. 

Optimal design of Jam-e-Jam is done by applying DisPlan software to remove nonstandard 

network and reduce network loss. 

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• Obtain technical and executive knowledge about optimal design and development of 

industrial distribution networks. 

• Preparation of optimal design and development of Jam-e-Jam power distribution 

network 


• Transmission and Substation Department; "Gathering, complete and update static 

and dynamic data distribution network of Jam-e-Jam power distribution network"; 

Transmission & Distribution Research Center; NRI; 2011. 

• Transmission and Substation Department; "Optimal design and development of 

Jam-e-Jam power distribution network with the aim of loss reduction"; 

Transmission & Distribution Research Center; NRI; 2011. 

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Design and Implementation of surge arrester calculation 

and selection software 

Department: High-Voltage 

Employer: NRI 

Project Staff: Mohammad Oskouei- MajidRezaei 

Project Manager: M.SaeedVafaakish 

Project Code: PHVPN15 


Electric power supply should ensure reliability and continuity to the utility concerns. 

Hence the power lines and sub-stations are to be operated and protected against over 

voltages such that the numbers of failures are as few as possible. At the same time, the 

cost involved in the design, installation and operation of the protective devices should 

not be too high. Hence, a gradation of insulation system and protective device operation 

is to be followed. 

The purpose of a surge arrester is to protect insulation/components from high dv/dt that 

peak at instantaneous values that are in excess of the breakdown of the insulation or 

component. Lightning is one common cause of voltage surges. Another common cause 

is switching in an inductive circuit. In most of the cases such surges may damage the 

nearby transformer, generators & other equipments. 

Precise calculation and optimum selection of surge arresters usually needs complete 

system technical knowledge. This procedure also is time consuming process. Therefore 

it would be obvious that design, calculation and selection of surge arresters by using the 

professional software could be very helpful for experts. 

This software -by doing a project in Niroo Research Institute- is now available for all of 

Consultant Company and regional electric utilities. All calculations and procedures of 

this software are based on the C62.22 IEEE and IEC 60099-5 standards. 

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• Insulation Coordination in high voltage power Network. 

• Guide for optimized selection of high voltage Surge Arrester specifications. 

• Data Bank including surge arrester specification made by different 

manufactureres 

• high voltage surge arrester selection software 


• Study of different kinds of over voltages affecting high voltage surge arrester 

selection 

• Study of insulation coordination princeples in power network 

• Study speicifation of different kind of high volatge surge arresters used in power 

network 

• How to select high voltage surge arrester 

• High voltage surge arrester Selection software (Design report) 

• Optimizing algoritms for high voltage surge arrester selection 

• Software testing procedure report 

• Software how to use guide report 

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Energy and Environment Research Center 

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Introduction 

Energy & Environment Research Center is focused on solving the energy and 

environmental challenges relevant to Electric Power Industry in its research departments 

consisting of: 

• Energy and Load Management 

• Renewable Energy 

• Environment Protection 

• Energy Management & Economics 

The main research fields followed in this research center are: 

• Load management and energy saving 

• Energy planning 

• Energy Management systems 

• Investigation on renewable energy conversion systems 

• Design of pollution control systems in power plants as well as emission 

monitoring 

• Waste management and utilization in power plants 

• Reuse and recycling of waste waters in power plants 

• Power market and deregulation 

• Strategic planning and management 

This research center is equipped with air and physical pollution laboratory accredited by 

DAP under the terms of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and delivers considerable services to the 

electric power industry and other industries. 


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Developing the regulatory system in Iran electricity 

distribution sector 

Department: Electricity management and Economics 

Employer: Ministry of Energy 

Project Manager: Behshad Azodi 

Project Code: CMADE01 

Project staff: E.Ahmadi, M.Farhadkhani, B.Mokhtarpour; A.Fereydonian; H.Falah, S.Mehdizade 


Restructuring and privatization in Iran electricity distribution sector has begun by the 

law of independence of distribution companies, this law serves as an introduction to 

privatization of distribution companies and unbundling its competitive parts like 

retailing from the natural monopoly parts like wiring. 

Although, eliminating the government from the ownership and administration of the 

distribution companies improves the performance and increases the investment in this 

sector, being natural monopoly in distribution or wiring function makes worries about 

how to protect the short term and long term interests of customers and other 

stakeholders. Global experiences recommend that developing an effective regulatory 

system as a governance tool can provide the basis for the privatization of companies and 

reply to the subsequent concerns. 

A professional regulatory regime, via making rules and monitoring the market entrance, 

prices, quality of services and etc, balances the interests of the customers as well as 

distribution companies, investors and government. Due to the importance of electricity 

industry regulation, most countries established independent bodies that are responsible 

for regulatory functions. 

Therefore, with the aim of designing the regulatory framework of Iran electricity 

distribution sector, a project entitled "Developing the regulatory system in Iran 

electricity distribution sector" was accomplished at “electricity economic and 

management” group of Niroo research center. 

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• Studying the theoretical basis of regulation 

• Studying and systemic analyzing of the current state of distribution sector 

regulation and analyzing the effective law and rules. 

• benchmarking and Studying the experiments of other countries 

• Determining the goals of regulatory system in electricity distribution sector 

• Determining the desired governance and regulatory institutions and their 

functions 

• Designing the regulatory body of Iran electricity distribution sector 

• Determining the desired functions of regulation 

• Determining the desired mechanism of regulation 


• Electricity management and Economics Department; Report of “Studying the 

theoretical framework of regulation and analyzing the current state of regulation 

in Iran electricity distribution sector”; Energy and Environment Research 

Center; NRI; July 2010. 

• Electricity management and Economics Department; Report of “Designing the 

desired system of regulation in Iran electricity distribution sector”; Energy and 

Environment Research Center; NRI; July 2010. 

• Electricity management and Economics Department; Report of “Benchmarking 

the regulation mechanisms of electricity distribution sector”; Energy and 

Environment Research Center; NRI; Sept 2010. 

• Electricity management and Economics Department; Report of “Developing the 

desired regulation mechanisms of Iran electricity distribution sector”; Energy 

and Environment Research Center; NRI; Jan 2011. 

• Electricity management and Economics Department; Report of “Final report”; 

Energy and Environment Research Center; NRI; April 2011. 

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Developing methods for technology acquisition in electricity 

industry & Determine the position of NRI in Them 

Department: Electricity Management and Economics Project Manager: M.Khanjari 

Employer: NRI Summary: 

Project Code: PMAPN03 

Project Staff : S. Davari, M.Farhadkhani 


Technology acquisition has a Increasingly important in developing countries, as a 

Necessary tool To achieve international competitiveness & Sustainable Toward 

developing. So Identification technology acquisition process, Creating the necessary 

infrastructure and Analysis of The role of the public sector and private sector, are the 

Effective steps to developing industries. 

Like other industries, the electricity industry is needed to develop the knowledge and 

skills, to supply local needs and also develop In line with global development. 

So NRI Defined and implemented the present project, to achieve Effective models of 

technology acquisition for electricity industry of IRAN and Clarify its position as a 

center of research in technology acquisition cycle. 

In this project we consider various scenarios of future power industry to develop 

methods of technology acquisition for this industry. Also Based on studies and current 

situation of NRI, provide a plan for becoming NRI an effective player in technology 

acquisition for power industry.this plan has three phases: Empowerment, Transition, 

Fixation. 

In Empowerment phase, for arrival to technology acquisition, will establish the 

technology acquisition office as a Subdivision of Research Assistance. In this phase 

prophecy of technology acquisition office is Determination Technology needs of the 

electrical industry, Determining appropriate acquisition method for each technology. So 

this office needs a group of Specializing in strategic planning, electricity industry 

experts and managers of electricity industry. Also The Executive Body of this office. 

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Consider of a group of Researchers in the field of power industry. 

In Transition phase in addition to the structure defined in the previous phase, Due to the 

expansion of activities and specialization of activities, needs to establish a technology 

acquisition group in each department of NRI, So that each group is composed of special 

expertise of that department. 

In this phase identify potential customers and Technology owners. Also in this phase 

The Planning for technology acquisition is offered. 

In the last, in Fixation phase, NRI on the one hand due to the skills and experience in 

the field of technology acquisition And on the other hand with gain support from the 

ministry of electricity, will be recognized as a center of technology acquisition. 


• Study and summarize the methods of technology acquisition and its actors and 

main components 

• Explain the current status of technology acquisition in the electricity industry of 

IRAN. 

• Developing appropriate method of technology acquisition base on scenarios on 

the future of the electricity industryof Iran 

• Identify and analyze NRI ability and its strengths and weaknesses, in technology 

acquisition & Identify its effective role in the process of technology acquisition 

• provide a plan for becoming NRI an effective research player in technology 

acquisition for power industry. 


• Electricity Management and Economics Unit; “theoretical studies on ways of 

technology acquisition” Report; Energy and Environment Department; NRI. 

• Electricity Management and Economics Unit; “study The current status of 

technology acquisition in electricity industry” Report; Energy and Environment 

Department; NRI. 

• Electricity Management and Economics Unit; “Develop appropriate technology 

acquisition cycle of the power industry” and “Scrutinize and identify the role of 

research units in the cycle of each technology acquisition methods” Report; 

Energy and Environment Department; NRI. 

• Electricity Management and Economics Unit; “provide a plan for becoming NRI 

an effective research player in technology acquisition for electricity industry 

Report; Energy and Environment Department; NRI. 

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Future Technologies for Iran Power and Energy Industry 

Department: Electricity Management and Economics 

Employer: Niroo Research Institute ( NRI ) 

Project Manager: Maryam Mohamadi 

Project Code: PEPN01 

Project Staff : S.Davari, M.Khanjari,V.Mokari Zadeh, A.Mostafaie, F.Bagheri, M.Rezaie 


Achieve to key technology in the power industry is very important for clarifying 

technology strategy in the future. 

The Niroo Research Institute as a main center for Research and Innovation in power 

industry has a responsibility and duty to increase productivity in this industry and have 

to achieve key technology planning. 

In this project, key technologies in power industry and energy are identified, for the 

specialized activities of Energy and Environment Department. In this regard, the 

working group is made in a specialized field: the environment, consumption 

management, renewable energy and economics and management. 

In this project, at first studied technologies in initially developed countries 

and upstream documents in the power industry and energy, and then key technologies 

were identified and prioritized. 

Then, the executive program of the Energy and Environment Department 

in each of the specialized groups were obtained with the estimated cost of its 

implementation in 10-year horizon. 

As hole, The Energy and Environment Research Roadmap during short, medium and 

long term was drawing. 

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• design methodology to evaluate technology projects based on existing literature 

in this area 

• identify key technologies in different countries and upstream of the documents 

available in a specialized field 

• gap analysis 

• evaluate and prioritize different methods to evaluate technologies 

• defined executive programs (research projects) in order to achieve those 

technologies (such as research projects, schedule and cost) 


• Electricity Management and Economics Unit; “determine the necessary 

mechanism (organizational procedures) for implementation of the proposed 

research program" Report; Energy and Environment Department; NRI. 

• Electricity Management and Economics Unit; “Gap analysis of current and the 

desired situation ( for technologies) in power and energy industry and 

Evaluation and selection key technologies and R&D projects at the Expert 

Groups of Energy and Environment Department” Report; Energy and 

Environment Department; NRI. 

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Draft of Electricity Reserve Market Design in Iranian Electric 

Power Network 

Department: Electricity Management and Economics 

Employer: Iran Grid Management Company (IGMC) 

Project Code: JMAMS01 

Project Manager: Farhad Fallahi 

Project Staff: Masoud Hasani Marzooni, Peyman Mousavi, Mostafa Nick, Mohsen Simab, Maziar 

Ebrahimi, Ehsan Darvishi, and Farzad Partovi 


Appropriate strategies must be adopted to resist unfavorable contingencies in order to 

improve the reliability of electric power systems. For this purposes, the system operator 

should consider amounts of capacities (both generation and demand capacities) as the 

electricity reserve in the network. So, if any contingency occurs in the electric power 

system, the operator will be ensured about the frequency control of the system by 

providing the electricity reserve from generators or consumers. For ensuring about the 

power system quality and reliability, the market operator should provide the minimum 

requirements for market participants who serve the electricity reserve. These 

requirements have the role of guarantees for ideal, appropriate, and stable operation of 

power systeM.In order to be ensured about the quality of providing the electricity 

reserve, some standard test should be designed and implemented and the related 

certification should be acquired. In liberalized and competitive electricity market, an 

auction mechanism is usually used to assign the reserve capacity to several reserve 

providers. In recent years, some developed countries where the electricity markets are 

raised, the reserve providing is performed in a special competitive framework which is 

usually referred as the ancillary services market. In electricity markets, the reliability 

improvements of ancillary services will cause the reliability improvements of entire 

electric power systems which in turn make the electricity contract to be feasible. 

Iran Grid Management Company (IGMC) conducts a research project named "Draft of 

Electricity Reserve Market Design in Iranian Electric Power Network" in which the 

special framework and related requirements for electricity reserve market 

implementation are investigated. For this purpose, Niroo Research Institute (NRI) made 

a contract with IGMC in November of 2008 in order to execute this project. 

For carrying out the first phase of this research project, some improved electricity 

reserve markets in the world such as National Electricity Market (NEM) in Australia, 

National Grid (NG) in UK, Nord-pool electricity market, European electricity market, 

PJM and Californian electricity markets in USA, and Ontario electricity market in 

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Canada were investigated and then the descriptive and comprehensive reports for each 

reserve market have been provided. In the second phase of this project, based on the 

studies done in the first phase, a comparative study has been conducted in order to 

explain the similarities and differences of these markets in both of technical and 

economical aspects. In the next phase, the technical and economical situations of Iranian 

electric power grid and Iranian electricity market have been studied in order to assess 

the requirements for electricity reserve market execution. Finally, a draft of reserve 

market design and market rules were proposed considering the technical situation of 

electric power system as well as the economic condition of electricity market. Base on 

the studies and conclusions of this project, the regulatory rules for electricity reserve 

provision and frequency control of the network have been recently provided by IGMC 

and verified by the Regulatory Commission of Iranian Electricity Market. 

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• Descriptive studies of both technical and economical situations of most 

important electricity reserve markets in the world 

• Comparative studies of electricity reserve markets based on their similarities and 

differences in both technical and economical aspects 

• Investigation of Iranian electric power grid and electricity market in order to 

assess the possibility of implementing the electricity reserve market 

• Providing a draft of reserve market design and market rules in Iranian electric 

power grid 


• Set of reports titled "Comprehensive studies in electricity reserve markets in 

some developed countries in the world including National Electricity Market 

(NEM) in Australia, National Grid (NG) in UK, Nord-pool electricity market, 

European electricity market, PJM and Californian electricity markets in USA, 

and Ontario electricity market in Canada", Provided by Electricity Economics 

and Management Group, Energy & Environment Department, Niroo Research 

Institute (in Persian). 

• Report titled "Comparative studies in electricity reserve markets in the world", 

Provided by Electricity Economics and Management Group, Energy & 

Environment Department, Niroo Research Institute (in Persian). 

• Report titled "Assessment of situations and requirements for implementing the 

electricity reserve market in Iran", Provided by Electricity Economics and 

Management Group, Energy & Environment Department, Niroo Research 


• Report titled "Iranian electricity market investigation and Assessment of 

challenges and problems originated in the Iranian electric power grid and their 

impacts on the black outs in the system", Provided by Electricity Economics and 



• Report titled "Design and definition of regulatory rules in primary, secondary, 

and tertiary frequency control of Iranian electric power grid and definition of 

strategies in testing of generating units", Provided by Electricity Economics and 



• Report titled "Assessment of available capacity payment as the capacity 

mechanism in Iranian electricity market", Provided by Electricity Economics 

and Management Group, Energy & Environment Department, Niroo Research 


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• Report titled "Auction design of electricity reserve market in Iran", Provided by 

Electricity Economics and Management Group, Energy & Environment 

Department, Niroo Research Institute (in Persian). 

• Report titled "Methods for participation of demand in electricity reserve market 

of Iran", Provided by Electricity Economics and Management Group, Energy & 

Environment Department, Niroo Research Institute (in Persian). 

• Report titled "Penalties for noncompliance services of market participants in 

electricity reserve market of Iran", Provided by Electricity Economics and 



• Report titled "Algorithm proposed for defining the reserve capacity and its 

assignment to reserve providers based on regional assessment in Iranian electric 

power grid", Provided by Electricity Economics and Management Group, 

Energy & Environment Department, Niroo Research Institute (in Persian). 

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Developing the supportive and regulatory mechanism to 

reduce electricity distribution losses after privatization 


Employer: niroo ministry 

Project Staff: F.Fallahi, A.Taghvaee 

Project Manager: B.Azodi 

Project Code: CMAEE01 


Restructuring and privatization in electricity industry is a trend which has begun in 

many countries due to different political and economical aspects. 

In Iran electricity industry, also the law of independence of distribution companies 

serves as an introduction to privatization of distribution companies and unbundling its 

competitive parts like retailing from the natural monopoly parts like wiring. 

Although, eliminating the government from the ownership and administration of the 

distribution companies improves the performance and increases the investment in this 

sector, being natural monopoly in distribution or wiring function makes worries about 

how to protect the short term and long term interests of customers and other 

stakeholders. 

Global experiences recommend that developing an effective regulatory system as a 

governance tool can provide the basis for the privatization of companies and reply to the 

subsequent concerns. 

Electricity Losses is One of Key issues which should be tackled by regulatory system 

after privatization. So, it is needed to develop a regulatory mechanism which makes 

sure that distribution companies do enough investments to reduce the energy losses and 

achieve the determined industry objectives and also they can recover the high expenses 

of their investments. 

Therefore, a project entitled "Developing the supportive and regulatory mechanism to 

reduce electricity distribution losses after privatization" has started at “electricity 

economic and management” group of Niroo research center in April 2011. 

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• Studying the theoretical basis of regulation 

• benchmarking and Studying the experiments of other countries 

• proposing the desired regulatory mechanisms for reducing distribution of losses 

• determining the desired role of existing government bodies and other 

stakeholders in proposed regulatory mechanism 


• Electricity management and Economics Department; Report of “introducing the 

project methodology and studying the theoretical framework of regulation”; 

Energy and Environment Research Center; NRI; May 2011. 

• Electricity management and Economics Department; Report of “studying the 

theoretical framework of loss reduction regulation and benchmarking the other 

countries experiences”; Energy and Environment Research Center; NRI; July 


• Electricity management and Economics Department; Report of “Final report”; 

Energy and Environment Research Center; NRI; Sep 2011. 

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Designing an optimal bidding software for Tehran regional 

electricity company in order to optimal contribution in 

electricity market 


Employer: Tehran regional electricity company (GREC) 

Project Manager: peyman mousavi 

Project Staff:F.Fallahi, S.Davari, V.Vahidinasab, N.Mahdavi, L.Khorsand 

Project Code:CMABT01 


In order to be a successful player in electricity market of Iran, GREC have to play with 

complete insight and knowledge about real cost of per Megawatt produced electricity, 

market opportunities and be aware of its units potentials to choose the best strategy in 

every time period so as to reach its targeted profit. This information includes the 

following costs: 

• Technical costs 

• fixed costs such as investment and capital costs 

• variable costs such as operation and maintenance costs (including fuel cost) 

These costs have been calculating in different time periods with respect to operation 

characteristics of system. 

The main goal of this project was to design professional software that to be able to 

process the production costs of each unit of GREC accurately based on attainable 

information. Moreover, with the aid of Neural Network algorithms, our software is able 

to run in both Web and Windows environment. Information is gathered from units 

(daily or weekly) and after some analysis and evaluation, is represented via managerial 

and expertise reports. 

At present, regional electricity companies and owners of plants bid into electricity 

markets based on their historical records. The lack of correct awareness about inherent 

and acquisitive market power thwarts the optimal bidding into electricity market. On the 

other hand, a power producing company should estimate its position and its rivals to 

select a optimal bidding strategy. Thus, the second target of this project was to promote 

and enhance the place of GREC in electricity market. So, with investigating the 

potential and performance of each unit and foreseeing the behavior of other competitors, 

our software is able to analyze the strategic behavior of others and to determine an 

optimal bidding for each hour of every unit of GREC. 

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• Designing a database based on technical; and economic information of each unit. 

• Reporting the situation and place of GREC in electricity market. 

• Designing a software for optimal bidding of thermal units owned by GREC. 

Project reports: 

• Electricity management and Economics Department; Report of “Designing an 

optimal electricity bidding software for GREC for contributing in electricity 

market of IRAN"; Energy and Environment Research Center; NRI. 

• Electricity management and Economics Department; Report of “Implementing 

an optimal electricity bidding software for GREC for contributing in electricity 

market of IRAN"; Energy and Environment Research Center; NRI. 

• Electricity management and Economics Department; Report of “Investigating 

the costs of units owned by GREC"; Energy and Environment Research Center; 

NRI. 

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Designing an optimal bidding software for Gilan regional 

electricity company in order to optimal contribution in 

electricity market 


Employer: Gilan regional electricity company (GREC) 

Project Manager: peyman mousavi 

Project Code:CMABG02 

Project Staff:F.Fallahi, S.Davari, V.Vahidinasab, N.Mahdavi, L.Khorsand 


In order to be a successful player in electricity market of Iran, GREC have to play with 

complete insight and knowledge about real cost of per Megawatt produced electricity, 

market opportunities and be aware of its units potentials to choose the best strategy in 

every time period so as to reach its targeted profit. This information includes the 

following costs: 

• Technical costs 

• fixed costs such as investment and capital costs 

• variable costs such as operation and maintenance costs (including fuel cost) 

These costs have been calculating in different time periods with respect to operation 

characteristics of system. 

The main goal of this project was to design professional software that to be able to 

process the production costs of each unit of GREC accurately based on attainable 

information. Moreover, with the aid of Neural Network algorithms, our software is able 

to run in both Web and Windows environment. Information is gathered from units 

(daily or weekly) and after some analysis and evaluation, is represented via managerial 

and expertise reports. 

The second target of this project was to promote and enhance the place of GREC in 

electricity market. So, with investigating the potential and performance of each unit and 

foreseeing the behavior of other competitors, our software is able to analyze the 

strategic behavior of others and to determine an optimal bidding for each hour of every 

unit of GREC. 

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• Designing a database based on technical; and economic information of each 

unit. 

• Reporting the situation and place of GREC 

in electricity market. 

• Designing a software for optimal bidding of thermal units owned 

by GREC. 


• Electricity management and Economics Department; Report of “Designing an 

optimal electricity 

bidding software for 

GREC for 

contributing in electricity 

market 

of IRAN"; Energy and 

Environment Research Center; NRI. 

• Electricity management and Economics Department; Report of “Implementing 

an optimal electricity bidding 

software for GREC for contributing in electricity 

market 

of IRAN"; Energy and 

Environment Research Center; NRI. 

• Electricity management and Economics Department; Report of “Investigating 

the costs of units owned by GREC"; 

Energy and Environment Research 

Center; 

NRI. 

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Logging & Reporting of Operation and Financial Events in 

Iranian Electricity Market and Its Impacts on Participants 

Invoice 

Department: Economics and Power Management 

Employer: Iran Grid Management Company 

Project Manager: Morteza Shabanzadeh 

Project Staff: T. Amraee, M.Khojasteh 

Project Code: CMAMS03 


After commencement of electricity markets throughout the world, electricity 

business -buying and selling electricity- has been entered to a new competitive 

environment. On the other hand, the regulation of economic relations among the various 

parties of power industry such as system operators, suppliers, buyers and transmission 

network owners, is depended on accurate logging and reporting of all kinds of provided 

products and services. This issue makes a significant impact on the transparency of 

power market billing and also facilitates the resolution of possible complaints. 

Therefore, in this research it is tried to have a comparative study among three wellknown 

ISOs i.e. AEMO (Australia Electricity Market Operator), PJM, CAISO 

(California Independent System Operator) and also IESO (Ontario Independent System 

Operator), about the process of logging and reporting events as well as the current 

condition in Iranian electricity market. 

Firstly, this research emphatically introduces electronic methods of recording 

operation events which have financial effects in each market and then presents all 

communication and computational softwares which are used in technical and economic 

interactions of Iranian electricity market. Thereby this report makes impressive strides 

in introducing information systems and operational procedure of Iranian electricity 

market which have not been investigated and published so far. 

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• Classification of all commands given by ISO to electricity market participants, 

and investigation of the process of logging and reporting the events received by 

different participants (in four well-known electricity markets). 

• Investigation of all participants' requests and the procedures of responding them 

by ISO (in four well-known electricity markets). 

• Investigation of access degree to logged data in above-mentioned electricity 

markets. 

• A survey of the current procedures done by National Dispatching Center to log, 

record and report Iranian Power System operation events. 

• Preparation and development of a list of all reordable events. 

• Identification of the weakpoints and deficiencies in the current logging and 

reporting system operated in Iran Grid Management Company (IGMC) and 

expression of its finacial outcomes. 

• The study of technical and finacial outcomes of various events from IGMC and 

other participants' point of view. 

• Clarification of how Iranian National Dispatching Center (as a System Operator) 

and Iranian Electricity Market Operator access to recordable information. 

• Preparation and development of a comprehensive list of power system operation 

events and their impacts on participants' invoices. 

Project Reports: 

• Economics and Power Management Department; “The Study of Logging and 

Reporting Process of Power System Operation Events by ISO in Four Wellknown 

Electricity Markets” First Phase Report; Energy & Environment 

Research Center; Niroo Research Institute (NRI). 

• Economics and Power Management Department; “A survey of the current 

procedures done by National Dispatching Center to log, record and report 

Iranian Power System operation events” Second Phase Report; Energy & 

Environment Research Center; Niroo Research Institute (NRI). 

• Economics and Power Management Department; “Preparation of all 

Requirements and Exchange-Data System to Log, Record and Report of Power 

System Events and Data between Syetem Operator and Market Operator” Third 

Phase Report; Energy & Environment Research Center; Niroo Research Institute 

(NRI). 

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Study of Three Regions Kahak, Jarandaq and Nikuye for Site 

Selection of Wind Turbine Test Center and Determination of 

Location to Erect a MW Wind Turbine Unit on Selected Site 

Department : Renewable Energy 


Project Staff : A. Haghparast & S. M.Lajevardi 

ProjectManager:M.Rezaei 

Project Code : CNEWT02 


Investigation of three regions Kahak, Jarandaq and Nikuye for site selection of wind 

turbine test center and determination of a location to erect a MW wind turbine unit on 

selected site are the main goals of this project. 

This project implemented in five phases: 

• Phase 1 : Determination of selection criteria of proper site for establishment a 

wind turbine test center in Iran 

• Phase 2 : Field visit of regions Kahak, Jarandaq and Nikuye 

• Phase 3 : Data gathering and selection of wind turbine test center area 

• Phase 4 : Feasibility staudy to determine the erection position of a MW wind 

turbine unit on selected sites 

• Phase 5 : Follow up land ownership and take legal permissions for 

implementation of the project in selected areas 

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• Determination of selection criteria of proper site for establishment a wind 

turbine test center in Iran 

• Selection of two pieces of land from National Lands of Aliabad and Vazdeh 

towns, Abhar belongings in Zanhan Province for establishment a wind turbine 

test center 


• Renewable Energy Dept.; “Determination of selection criteria of proper site for 

establishment a wind turbine test center in Iran”; Energy and Environment 

Research Center; NRI; June 2011. 

• Renewable Energy Dept.; “Field visit of regions Kahak, Jarandaq and Nikuye”; 

Energy and Environment Research Center; NRI; Aug 2011. 

• Renewable Energy Dept.; “Selection of site for establishment a wind turbine test 

center”; Energy and Environment Research Center; NRI; Sep 2011. 

• Renewable Energy Dept.; “Determination of erection position of a MW wind 

turbine unit in selected sites”; Energy and Environment Research Center; NRI; 

Sep 2011. 

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Geothermal Resource Assessment in Mahallat Geothermal 

Region 

Department: Renewable Energies 

Employer: Renewable Organization of Iran (SUNA) 

Project Manager: Javad Nouraliee 

Project Code: JNENE09 


In 2000, Renewable Organization of Iran (SUNA) had conducted a nation-wide 

geothermal resource assessment through the whole Iran territory. 

Based on resource assessment 14 geothermal regions have been recognized including 

Mahallat geothermal regions (MGR). MGR has 51,000 Km 2 and covers Qom, Markazi 

and Isfahan provinces. Due to the large size of MGR economically it isn't recommended 

to design and perform a detailed exploration program about it. So, initially it is advised 

to execute a more detailed resource assessment in MGR to find much smaller prospects. 

In fact they are small enough to conduct a detailed exploration prograM. 

In order to recognize geothermal prospects in MGR the following studies were 

performed: 

1. Library research 

2. Research on available geological maps 

3. Study of water regional companies data of Qom, Markazi and Isfahan provinces 

4. Aeromagnetic Surveying 

5. Remote sensing Study 

6. Integrated interpretation of all obtained data 

Finally 22 geothermal prospects were found in MGR. Among them Khorhe and Vartun 

prospects have include warm springs. 

Khorhe prospect is located in north-east of Mahallat city and its area is 197 Km 2 . 

Geothermometery studies reveal that Khorhe geothermal reservoir temperature is 54- 

146 °C. There are 6 warm springs in Khorhe prospect which their temperature varies 

from 33 to 48 °C. Stored thermal energy in Khorhe prospect is estimated 7.4 × 10 16 Kj. 

Vartun prospect is located in north-east of Isfahan city and its area is 277 Km 2 . 

Geothermometery studies reveal that Vartun geothermal reservoir temperature is 46-182 

°C. There are 3 warm springs in Vartun prospect which their temperature varies from 

45.5 to 43 °C. Stored thermal energy in Vartun prospect is estimated 1.14 × 10 17 Kj. 

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• Generating digitized geological map of Mahallat geothermal region in GIS 

media 

• Generating geothermal data bank of Mahallat geothermal region in GIS media 

• Determining 22 prospects in Mahallat geothermal region 

• Recognizing 2 prospects in Mahallat Geothermal region which have warm 

spring 

• Providing a detailed exploration program for each prospect in Mahallat 

geothermal region 

• Suggesting some direct use applications in Khorhe and Vartun prospects. 


• Renewable Energies department; Geological Characteristics of Mahallat 

Geothermal Region; Energy and Environment Research center, Niroo Research 

Institute. 

• Renewable Energies department; Characteristics of Warm Springs in Mahallat 


Institute. 

• Renewable Energies department; Aeromagnetic Studies in Mahallat Geothermal 

Region; Energy and Environment Research center, Niroo Research Institute. 

• Renewable Energies department; Remote Sensing Studies in Mahallat 


Institute. 

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• Renewable Energies department; Integrated Interpretation of obtained data and 

recognition of geothermal prospects in Mahallat Geothermal Region; Energy 

and Environment Research center, Niroo Research Institute. 

• Renewable Energies department; Characteristics of Geothermal Prospects in 

Mahallat Geothermal Region; Energy and Environment Research center, Niroo 

Research Institute. 

• Renewable Energies department; Suggesting Detailed Exploration Program and 

Direct Use Applications in Geothermal Prospects of Mahallat Geothermal 

Region; Energy and Environment Research center, Niroo Research Institute. 

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Project title: 

Design and fabrication of SOFC single cell with purpose of 

Technical know-how achievement 

Department: Renewable Energy 

Employer: SUNA 

Project Manager: Arman Raoufi 


Project Staff: Hamed Mohebbi, Sh. Bozorgmehri, Hamed Aslannejad, Yase Mollayi, 

Amir Ghobadzadeh, Reza Mahmoodi, Mohammad Zhiani, Iman Azarian 

Project summary: 

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells are new Energy convertors which directly convert chemical 

energy in a fuel like hydrogen to electricity with no combustion. The advantage of 

SOFCs like zero emission, high efficiency, no moving parts, modular structure and etc. 

result to these types of fuel cells is the one of main candidate for future energy. SOFCs 

have higher working temperature and efficiency than other type of fuel cells. According 

to National Strategy of Iran Fuel cell Technology Development SOFCs are one of two 

strategic fuel cells for Iran. 

In this project detail investigations have been done about SOFC in the world and 

various designs was studied. With respect to advantage and disadvantage of each type of 

SOFCs planar SOFC was selected. The suitable materials and fabrications methods also 

were selected. 

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With using proper materials and methods SOFC single cells was fabricated. The 

fabricated SOFC single cell is in fact the first SOFC single cell in Iran. Comparing the 

performance of fabricated cells with commercial one show that they have the same 

performance. 

Project results: 

• Complete Investigation about SOFC in the World 

• Fabrication of SOFC single cell 

• Investigation of fabricated cell performance 

• Opening of fuel cell fabrication and testing lab. 

Project documentation: 

• Renewable energy Department, "Introduction to Fuel cells", Energy & 

Environment Research center, NRI 

• Renewable energy Department, "SOFCs: Materials and components", Energy & 


• Renewable energy Department, "SOFC: fabrication methods", Energy & 


• Renewable energy Department, "SOFCs: Testing methods", Energy & 


• Renewable energy Department, "SOFCs: Numerical Simulation", Energy & 


• Renewable energy Department, "SOFCs: Results and Discussion", Energy & 


• Renewable energy Department, " Procurement of Fuel cell Research and 

Development Laboratory ", Energy & Environment Research center, NRI 

• Renewable energy Department, " fabrication of SOFC components ", Energy & 


• Renewable energy Department, " Performance testing of fabricated SOFC single 

cell", Energy & Environment Research center, NRI 

• Renewable energy Department, " fabrication of SOFC single cell with purpose 

of Technical know-how achievement ", Energy & Environment Research center, 

NRI 

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Feasibility Study of Design and Construction of Renewable 

Energy Hybrid Systems in Iran 

Department : Renewable Energy 

Employer: Niroo Research Institute and SUNA 

Project Staff : P.S. Izadkhast, H.R. Lari & A. Haghparast 

ProjectManager:M.Rezaei 

Project Code : JNENE08 


In Iran, there are many villages located at remote areas in outskirt of deserts or in 

impassable mountain regions where the electrification by the grid expansion is nearly 

impossible due to its enormous cost. So, it seems that the use of renewable energies is a 

possible solution to supply power need in these areas. 

Application of renewable energies is the basis of sustainable development. In 

developing countries, all efforts to improve life quality, energy supply, preserve the 

natural resources and reserves, elimination of poverty and prosper economics, results in 

optimum use of energy sources and, an effective way to meet these goals is usage of 

renewable energies. 

Referring to this fact that any region in Iran has significant potential of various 

renewable energies, either one or hybrid of these energies may used to supply energy 

demand in remote rural areas. Applications of renewable hybrid systems (wind, solar 

and biomass) improve availability and reliability of these systems and guarantee the 

power generation corresponding to energy needs in any climate. 

According to the above mentioned subjects and with the aim to solve problem of 

electrifying villages in remote areas in Iran, a project entitled "Feasibility Study of 

Design and Construction of Renewable Energy Hybrid Systems in Iran", was contracted 

between Niroo Research Institute and Iran Renewable Energy Organization. The goals 

of this project are study of the world experiences in the field of application of renewable 

energy hybrid systems and prepare a model for simulation of these systems. 

This project implemented in five phases. At the phase 1, the world experiences in the 

field of application of renewable energy hybrid systems studied. Then, the related 

international standards prepared. Also, estimation of potential of renewable energies in 

Iran carried out. 

At the second phase and based on first phase results, five provinces selected for 

feasibility study of implementation of renewable energy hybrid systems and their 

renewable energy potentials investigated. 

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At the third phase which is the main stage in the project, an algorithm based on 

validated renewable energy simulation models developed for simulation of renewable 

energy hybrid systems. The result of this phase is powerful software can be used for 

simulation of renewable energy hybrid systems. 

At the fourth phase, the capacity of each five provinces for implementation of 

renewable energy hybrid systems investigated. 

At the final phase, according to renewable energy potential in selected provinces and 

execute developed software, the best configuration for renewable energy hybrid systems 

for each province determined based on cost of energy criterion (Rial per kilowatt). 


• Investigation of the world experiences in the field of application of renewable 

energy hybrid systems 

• Preparation of international renewable hybrid standards 

• Development of renewable energy hybrid systems simulation software 

• Preparation of database for renewable power generation systems (such as kinds 

of wind turbines, PV panels, batteries, inverters, etc) 

• Ability to establish and update databases of renewable power generation systems 

and of renewable potential (wind, solar and biomass) of various regions in Iran 


• Renewable Energy Dept.; “Renewable Energy Hybrid Systems and World 

Experiences”; Energy and Environment Research Center; NRI; Dec 2008. 

• Renewable Energy Dept.; “Selection of Five Provinces for Investigation of 

Renewable Energy Hybrid Systems in Iran”; Energy and Environment Research 

Center; NRI; Mar 2009. 

• Renewable Energy Dept.; “Development of an Algorithm for Determination of 

Optimum Configuration of Hybrid Systems based on Renewable Potential and 

Economics Parameters”; Energy and Environment Research Center; NRI; June 

2009. 

• Renewable Energy Dept.; “Categorize Renewable Energy Hybrid Systems for 

Selected Provinces”; Energy and Environment Research Center; NRI; Aug 

2009. 

• Renewable Energy Dept.; “Final Report”; Energy and Environment Research 

Center; NRI; Mar 2010. 

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Feasibility Studies for Construction of Wind Power Plants 

with a Capacity of 500 MW 


Employer: Monenco Iran 

Project Manager: Arash Haghparast Kashani 

Project Code: CNEMO02 


The use of wind energy as a clean and great source is a choice for the provision of 

human demands. In order to enjoy of this energy and construction of wind farms, the 

first and most important step is to find and approve the appropriate potential areas for 

installing wind turbines. At the present project, the feasibility studies for the 

construction of wind power plants with a capacity of 500 MW have been carried out. 

The project was conducted in four parts. In the first part of this project, wind power 

plants and their role for energy supply, development and future perspective were 

considered as a pilot study. Then techniques of site selection and general characteristics 

of the convenient sites were identified for the construction of wind farms. In addition, 

the technology of wind turbines and techniques of turbine selection were studied. In this 

project, database of commercial wind turbines along with their technical specifications 

were prepared. 

At the second section, the suitability of considered windy areas has been evaluated by 

using existing data. Studies were conducted to determine the windy areas. Then some 

requirements such as GPS along with the related check lists that must be completed 

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during the visits were prepared. Windy areas have been visited and field visits were 

conducted to selection of high potential parts. Appropriate sites for installing of wind 

masts were determined by considering all aspects. Later, environmental studies have 

been done and information about soil, earthquake, power grid, weather stations, 

topographic maps, land use and surface covers were collected and analyzed. Then the 

collected data were archived. After data analysis, seven areas were identified for 

installation of meteorological instruments. Preparation of technical specifications for 

meteorological stations and the number of stations were determined. Finally, the 

approximate limits of suitable sites for installation of anemometer stations (in three 

heights 10, 20, 40 m) were determined. 


• Preliminary study of wind regime and assessment of appropriate sites in 

Iran. 

• Selection of top sites, study the wind regime and environmental studies. 

• Wind assessment and site visits and preparing the report of wind potential 

conditions for considered. 

• Reports of feasibility and design of wind power plants 

Project Documents: 

• Renewable Energies Department, report of "description of wind power plants 

and their role for energy supply and review of wind turbines progress in Iran and 

the world," Energy and Environment Research Center, NRI. 

• Renewable Energies Department, report of "site survey techniques and general 

characteristics of suitable sites for the construction of wind farms along with 

determination of the exact specifications of wind turbines", Energy and 

Environment Research Center, NRI 

• Renewable Energies Department, report of "Preparation of technical 

specifications for the purchase of wind turbines", Energy and Environment 

Research Center, NRI 

• Renewable Energies Department, report of "Visit of windy areas," Energy and 

Environment Research Center, NRI. 

• Renewable Energies Department, report of "Evaluation of windy areas," Energy 

and 

• Renewable Energies Department, report of "feasibility studies for construction 

of 500 MW of wind power plants," Energy and Environment Research Center, 

NRI. 

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Cognitive study of geothermal power plants technologies and 

feasibility study about domestic production and 

manufacturing of their components 


Employer: SUNA 

Project Managers: M.Zeyghami & P. Hadi Jafari 



At the first part of the project, many kinds of conventional cycles related to geothermal 

power plants, were studied such as instant evaporation, two circuits and combined 

cycles. In this study the characteristics of each cycle were studied using computer 

software and these cycles were simulated. Process modeling was done in a method 

consisting technical and economic analysis of cycles. Then prevailing standards for 

construction, transportation, installation, operation and maintenance equipment of 

geothermal power plants were studied. Secondly, a list of all devices, equipment and 

components used in geothermal power plants, along with their price were presented. In 

addition to this, separate lists of the machinery, equipment and parts in contact with 

corrosive materials were prepared and presented. The mentioned lists are related to 

geothermal power plants with a capacity of 5, 20 and 50. Third, domestic and foreign 

companies at the fields of equipment manufacturers, power plant operation and 

instrument's installation have been identified. In addition, a list of equipment and 

machinery required for installation and commissioning of power plant equipment and 

systems installation and commissioning costs related to geothermal power plants are 

presented. In the next step, the factors that cause failure of geothermal power plants 

devices were studied. Also, strategies for confrontation with these factors and methods 

for performing routine maintenance of the equipment have been evaluated. At the final 

stage of this section and by means of multimedia computer software, all information 

about equipment and components for geothermal power plants has been collected as a 

comprehensive 

database. 

In the second part of project, the technical specification of equipment for a 20 MW 

instantaneous evaporation geothermal power plant at the Meshkinshar region along with 

(P & ID) drawings and estimation of its components were presented. This overall design 

has been carried out based on the information of Meshkinshahr region of Sabalan city. 

Also the thermodynamic modeling has been performed by the software developed at the 

first part of project. 

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• Identification of performance principles and standards for geothermal power 

plants in the world 

• Preparation a list of devices, equipment and components for geothermal power 

plants 

• Identification the local and foreign companies related to manufacturing and 

installation of systems and equipment. 

• Investigation of effective factors related to failure of geothermal plants 

• development the software for design of power plant equipments 

• Provision a database software for geothermal power plants equipment 

• Determination of equipment's general characterization and Provision of (P & ID) 

drawings with an estimated average cost of 20 MW instantaneous evaporation 

geothermal power plant at Meshkinshahr region 

Project Documents: 

• Renewable Energies Department, report of "Recognition of principles and 

standards for geothermal power plants," Energy and Environment Research 

Center, NRI. 

• Renewable Energies Department, report of " Inventory of systems, equipment 

and components for geothermal power plants," Energy and Environment 

Research Center, NRI 

• Renewable Energies Department, report of "Recognition of domestic and 

foreign companies as equipment manufacturer and installer of geothermal power 

plants" Energy and Environment Research Center, NRI 

• Renewable Energies Department, report of "Failure factors of equipments in 

geothermal power plants and preparation of power plant software" Energy and 

Environment Research Center, NRI. 

• Renewable Energies Department, report of " Determination of equipment's 

general characterization and Provision of (P & ID) drawings with an estimated 

average cost of 20 MW instantaneous evaporation geothermal power plant at 

Meshkinshahr region" Energy and Environment Research Center, NRI. 

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Optimization of water consumption in thermal power plants 

of Iran through loss reduction and wastewater recovery 

Department: Environment Protection 

Employer: Tavanir Co. 

Project Manager: M.Jalali Lichaei 

Project Code: JEVVA02 

Project Staff: S. Davari, A. Yari, H. Hamed 


Availability of adequate water with acceptable quality is an important factor for 

sustainable development in power industry. Due to priority of providing water for 

municipal and agricultural uses, it will be more challenging for industries including 

power industry to meet future water requirements. Due to the high consumption of 

water in steam and combined cycle power plants, a program for managing and 

optimizing water consumption of electrical industry is essential. In this regards, this 

project was performed to determine the current status of water consumtion and 

wastewater production in thermal power plants, determination of proper water usage 

patterns in power plants based on their type and specifications, to compare the current 

situation with proper water usage and to propose plans of water usage optimization in 

selected power plants. 

In this regards, questionnaires were sent to power plants in order to gather information 

of their water usage and its quality, specs of water treatment systems and quantity and 

quality of effluent produced by the plant. Standard criteria for water usage in power 

plants were determined, according to the type and specification of plants and the current 

status of water usage in plants was compared with each other and with the standard. 

According to the information collected in this stage, power plants were prioritized based 

on the need to water usage management and three power plants were selected for further 

evaluation in collaboration with the employer. 

In the next stage, different plans to reduce water usage in the selected power plants, 

especially in their cooling towers as the leading consumer of raw water, was evaluated. 

Wastewater recycling techniques and appropriate usage of treated wastewater in 

selected power plants was investigated and the initial design of the required equipment 

for the recovery of the effluents was performed. 

Possibility of water and energy exchange between selected plants and adjacent areas in 

order to reduce the use of water and energy evaluated. Finally the cost-benefit analysis 

of water usage optimization and wastewater recovery plans in selected power plants 

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performed and methods of generalizing the results to other power projects were 

investigated. 


• Provide diagrams of water usage and wastewater production for steam and 

combined cycle power plants in Iran. 

• Determination of proper water consumption standards considering type and 

characteristics of main equipments of thermal power plants. 

• Proposing water consumption reduction plans for the selected power plants 

• Proposing plans for wastewater recovery and reuse in the selected power 

plants 

• Cost-Benefit Analysis of water usage reduction and wastewater recovery 

methods in selected plants 

Project Documentation : 

• Environment Protection Department; Report of “Classification of steam and 

combined cycle power plants in Iran and collection of their water usage and 

wastewater production information”, Energy and Environment Research Center; 

NRI; 2008. 

• Environment Protection Department; Report of “Determination of water usage 

standards in power plants and investigation of present water usages in power 

plants compared with each other and standards”; Energy and Environment 

Research Center; NRI; 2009. 

• Environment Protection Department; Report of “Development of software 

program for collection of water usage data in thermal power plants and 

prioritizing them in terms of the need to water usage management”; Energy and 

Environment Research Center; NRI; 2009. 

• Environment Protection Department; Report of “Investigation of optimization 

strategies for reducing water consumption in selected power plants”; Energy and 

Environment Research Center; NRI; 2010. 

• Environment Protection Department; Report of “Investigation of wastewater 

recovery plans and determination of optimized usage of treated wastewater in 

selected power plants”; Energy and Environment Research Center; NRI; 2011. 

• Environment Protection Department; Report of “Investigating the possibility of 

using the nearby sewage plant effluent for use in selected power plants and/or 

providing heat for nearby industries”; Energy and Environment Research 

Center; NRI; 2011. 

• Environment Protection Department; Report of “Cost-Benefit Analysis of water 

consumption reduction and wastewater recovery methods in selected plants and 

generalize the results to other power plants”; Energy and Environment Research 

Center; NRI; 2011. 

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Power System Control and Dispatching Research 

Center 

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Introduction 

Power Systems Control and Dispatching Research Center of the NRI consists of 4 

research departments: 

• Electronics, Control and Instrumentation 

• Dispatching & Telemetry 

• Communication Systems 

• Computer systems 

The main fields of activity in this research center are as follows: 

• Design and implementation of the systems and devices in its specialized fields 

for the power industry and the provision of those technical knowledge to the 

private sector for the purpose of mass production 

• Provision of technical specifications for software and hardware products 

required in communication and dispatching systems as well as the presentation 

of planning for the distribution and the transmission automation systems 

• Provision of the software products in specialized field 

• Provision of the highly specialized technical consultation services in the fields of 

communication and dispatching 

7 projects have been completed in 2010-2011 in this research center. 

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Radio network planning for Zanjan’s Soltaniyeh power plant 

Department: Telecommunications 

Project Stuff: D. Jamshidi, Z. Sharifpour, S. Asgar 

Employer: Zanjan’s Electric Power Project Code 

Project Manager: K. Ghavami 


This project started in December 12, 2010 according to the contract with ZEPGC, in 

which they required a voice-grade wireless network covering the entire Znajan3 

(Zanjan’s Soltaniyeh) power plant. The activities according to the article 2 of this 

contract are as follows: 

A. Radio network calculations and planning in Zanjan3 power plant. 

B. Radio network calculations and planning for the radio link between Zanjan3 power 

plant and Zanjan city. 

C. Obtaining formal certificates for the aforementioned radio network from the 

regulatory 

Accordingly, the geographical coordinates of important points containing installed 

tower were captured with handheld GPS tool through complete site survey. Afterward, 

the network planning phase has been started. The coverage and link profile were 

calculated by Aircom Enterprise software at 155MHz frequency band. Finally, the 

completed forms and all required technical documents have been submitted to the 

regulatory and they issued the official certificate for planned network. 

Moreover, ZEPGS was informed about prevalent radio technologies like analog and 

DMR and several domestic suppliers for these instruments were also introduced to 

ZEPGS. 

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Project Result: 

• Site survey and geographical coordinate capturing by GPS tool 

• Design of radio networks and its field measurement using radio planning 

software 

• Submission of completed forms and required documents to the regulatory 

• introducing related wireless technologies and their suppliers 


• Telecommunications research group, final report of “Design Radio network 

planning in Zanjan’s Soltaniyeh power plant”, NRI, September 2011. 

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Supervision on design, implementation and commissioning of 

AMI system in Shamsabad (Industrial city) 

Department: Computer Systems 

Employer: Tehran Regional Electric Energy Distribution Co 

ProjectTeam: S. Seyedfarshi, N.Zamanzadeh, S. Attari 

ProjectManager: K Pourmostadam 

.ProjectCode: PCONTN01 

Project summary: 

Remote meter reading and configuration, customer consumption analysis, customer 

demand response programs, tariff management, remote disconnection of customers and 

tamper detection are the most required specifications of AMI systems for utility 

companies. 

In this regard, Tehran regional electric energy distribution company is planning to 

implement AMI system in 21 industrial city located in 9 distribution regions covering 

more than 10,000 direct and indirect three phase meters. 

The first phase of project is being implemented in the Shamsabad. In the proposed 

hierarchical architecture, ZigBee method and data collectors with the same frequency 

technology are used in the LAN. 

In the WAN, the collected data in the data concentrators will be sent by the Wi-Fi 

amplifiers to the Shamsabad's 63/20 KV substation and from there they will be linked to 

the Hassanabad's electric power office through the existing communication network 

(Tehran Regional Electric Energy Distribution's WAN) and then data will be passed to 

central server located in Tehran regional electric energy distribution center. The 

schematic plan for implementing AMI in Shahmsabad is depicted in figure 1. 


• Computer Systems Department, "Survey of Shamsabad industrial city " Report, 

Power Systems Control and Dispatching Research Center, NRI 

• Computer Systems Department, "Evaluation of proposed design and equipments 

" Report, Power Systems Control and Dispatching Research Center, NRI 

• Computer Systems Department, "Assessment of detailed design of AMI system 

implementation in Shahmsabad" Report, Power Systems Control and 

Dispatching Research Center, NRI 

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Investigation of modern dispatching control center in the 

world 

Department: Dispatching & Telemetry 

Employer: KHORASAN Regional Electric Company 

Project Manager: Amir Tavakoli 

Project Code: CDIBH01 

Project Staff: BaharehTorkaman, Leila Zafari, KhosroFarahani, MehranSoleymanifar, 

SoufiaAhanj, Kamran Ghavami, DolatJamshidi, SanazMahmoudi, 

FarhadGhaffarzadeh, Mehdi Kavousian 


The project was carried out in two phases. During the first phase, dispatching control 

centers in IRAN and other countries were studied from the view point of Centralized 

and Decentralized structures. Centralized control center means that the network grid 

network of a regional electric company monitored through a single control center. 

Decentralized control center means that the network grid control of a regional electric 

company monitored through a set of control centers. In the first phase the advantages 

and disadvantages of these patterns of monitoring and control was studied. In the 

second phase, IEC 61850 standard for using between control center and substations and 

IEC 61970 and IEC 61968 standard for data model of control centers were studied. 


The artifacts of this project are reports about advantage and disadvantages of centralized 

and decentralized control centers in IRAN and some other countries. Another report 

contains advantages, disadvantages and limitations of using the latest standards and 

protocols in modern control centers. Investigation of IEC 60870-6-TASE.2 and a brief 

study about IEC 60870-5-101 and IEC 60870-5-104 are two separate sections that 

placed as appendixes in the reports. 


• The report of investigation about Centralized and Decentralized control centers 

• The report of investigation about IEC 61850(to communicate between 

substations and control centers), IEC 61970 and IEC 61968 standards for using 

as a data model of control center software. 

• The report of investigation about IEC 60870-6-TASE.2 standard to 

communicate between control centers. 

• The report of a brief investigation about IEC 60870-6-TASE.2 standard to 

communicate between control centers. 

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Design and Fabrication of MEMS type Thermal conductivity 

Hydrogen sensor with its Online Analyzer 

Department: Electronics, Control and Instrumentation Projec tmanager: MortezaMozafari 

Employer: Esfahan Regional Electric Company, Niroo Research Institute ProjectCode: JCNBE0 

Project Staff: MortezaMozafari, Ali Melli, Mohammad Amin Kashiha, Yaldarajabzadeh, 

Pedramkeshavarzian, Somayehgholami, SaeedGolkhani, Hassan Koozegar 


After 2 years of efforts, the first Iranian system for measuring the purity of hydrogen of 

power plants generators was designed and built by electronics, control and 

instrumentation research department of NRI and with cooperation of the Esfehan 

regional electricity utility and shahidMontazeri power plant. 

So the technical knowledge of design and manufacturing of industrial MEMS sensors 

for measuring the purity of the gases was localized in the country. 

In this system, the measurement of hydrogen purity is done by an analyzer and a MEMS 

chip. MEMS technology is the integration of electronics and mechanical elements in 

micron scale, which is based on silicon wafers with high sensitivity. MEMS technology 

provides highly accurate measuring. 

Hydrogen purity measurement systems are critical equipments in the power plants witch 

are utilized for high-capacity generators and in their cooling systems. 

Now, to meet the needs of power plants, generally Russian, American and English 

systems are used. It should be noted that our system was installed in parallel with a 

foreign system at ShahidMontazeri power plant more than 4 months, and after running 

various tests, accuracy and performance of the system was approved. 

According to the economic estimates, we predict about 300 thousand dollars annual 

saving in foreign import in electricity industry of the country. 

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Image of hydrogen purity analyzer with its MEMS sensor 

• Design and manufacturing of hydrogen analyzer with 0.2% accuracy in range of 

85 to 100 percent hydrogen in air 

• Design and fabrication of thermal conductivity sensor with MEMS technology 

• Design and implementation of computational and control software for the 

processor and MEMS sensor devices 

• Performing adjustable zero point and two point calibration by software 


• Electronic, Control and Instrumentation department, "Study of hydrogen 

sensors", power system control & dispatching research center, NRI, July. 2009 

• Electronic, Control and Instrumentation department, Design and fabrication of 

MEMS type thermal conductivity hydrogen purity sensor", power system 

control & dispatching research center, NRI, Feb. 2010 

• Electronic, Control and Instrumentation department, "Design and manufacture 

of electronic hydrogen purity analyzer ", power system control & dispatching 

research center, NRI, Dec. 2010 

• Electronic, Control and Instrumentation department, "Design and manufacture 

of sensors and electronic casing and operational and field tests ", power system 

control & dispatching research center, NRI, Oct. 2011 

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Design & fabrication of optical high voltage transformer with 

piezo-optical method for 230kV substations 


Project Code: PSTPN03 

Project Staff:MortezaMozafari, MahziarNamdanin, ZeinabSanjabi, FatemehAshrafi, KasraRezaee, 

MehrnooshHoor, Maryam Shojaee, MahsaAlaee, Mohammad Ali Mirzaee, 

ElhamGholamhoseiniSaeedGolkhani, Hassan Koozegar 


Research on optical transformers for measuring voltage and current in different ranges 

has been accomplished around the world more than three decades and the resulted 

products have been used in power industry effectively. Research in this field in our 

country has been started since twelve years ago at NRI by accomplishing some projects. 

In this project we have introduced a new method for measuring the voltage by 

integration of optic and Piezo Ceramic’s technologies. This causes significant reduction 

in optical transformers price. 

Main activities have been done in this project are: 

• simulation of electrical field and high voltage manufacturing sectors 

• design and construction of Piezo-optical sensor 

• design and construction of electronic boards 

• design and construction of laser transmitters 

• design and construction of optical detectors 

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• Design and construction of the Piezo-Optical voltage sensor for the first time in 

the country. 

• Design and manufacturing of optical measuring transformer voltage, class 230 

kV. 

• Laboratory tests performed at high voltage lab to ensure the accuracy and 

insulation level, for installation in the transmission network. 

• No nitrogen gas leakage. 

• Simulation of electrical field for transformer, corona ring, and installation 

position of sensor with FLUX software. 


• Electronic, Control and Instrumentation department, "Study of piezo-optical 

voltage measurement methods ", power system control & dispatching research 

center, NRI, Sep. 2007 

• Electronic, Control and Instrumentation department, Design and construction of 

piezoceramic part", power system control & dispatching research center, NRI, 

July. 2008 

• Electronic, Control and Instrumentation department, "Design and fabrication of 

optical voltage instrument transformer with piezo-optical method", power 

system control & dispatching research center, NRI, Dec. 2008 

• Electronic, Control and Instrumentation department, "Design and construction of 

high voltage parts, mechanics, integration and test", power system control & 

dispatching research center, NRI, June. 2009 

• Electronic, Control and Instrumentation department, "Design and fabrication of 

piezo-optical high voltage sensor with thermal compensation", power system 

control & dispatching research center, NRI, May. 2011 

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Future technologies for Iran power and energy industry 

Department: Power Systems Control & Dispatching Research Center Project Code: PNPN0 


Project Manager: Amir Farhadi 

Project Staff: Mohammad Ahmadi, BabakAmini, FarhadGhaffarzadeh, MehranSoleymanifar, 

SoufiaAhanj, DoulatJamshidi, Ali Abdollahi, SheydaSeyedFarshi 


In this project technologies which are needed in the field of electricity and energy 

industry included the latest software and hardware in short-term, mid-term and longterm 

period of time have been recognized. 

N.R.I as research organization of ministry of energy has provided the required 

references to develop the road map of latest technologies in electricity and energy 

industry. 

Operational planning has been presented for the above mentioned periods related to the 

power systems control and dispatching research center. 


• key technologies identification in some goal countries as comparative studies 

• Information collection from the upstream areas documents with the purpose of 

studying position of the technologies in macro-policies of the country 

• Determination of required technologies based on above mentioned clauses 1 and 2 

• Prioritization of the required technologies according to an analytical approach like 

AHP 

• Acquisition mechanism of technologies regarding internal facilities, financial and 

human resources 

• Presenting operational plan in short-term, mid-term and the long-term periods 


 

 

Report of stages 1 to 3 of the project 

Report of stages 4 to 6 of the project 

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Product Title: 

Teleprotection System for Digital Communication Networks 

type DTPS-8C 

Department: tele-communication 

Research Center: Power Systems Control & Dispatching 

Producer: Peimann Khotoot Gostar Company 

Introduction- Definition- General Information: 

Safe and uninterrupted power is feasible with the widespread use of control and 

protective equipment and protective equipment has a main role in preventing power 

outage and blackout. High voltage networks, transmission lines, bus bars, power 

transformers and so on are mainly install and work in the outdoor and they are exposed 

to natural disasters. Therefore, they should be protected against hazard events and they 

should be separated from other parts of the network, to prevent the damage expansion 

and blackouts. In order to protect the equipment upon an error occurrence, a protective 

system should be used to isolate the defective parts from the whole network and prevent 

the fault and limit the damage. Teleprotections are used in conjunction with 

communication channels to establish a link between relays and control logic at one site 

and control logic and breakers at the other site. In situations of breakdown in voltage 

lines or equipment, the protection equipment with an available and reliable 

communication media, provide the possibility to isolate damaged sections of the entire 

network by sending commands in the shortest possible time. 

Present analog teleprotection system with possibility to transmit up to four commands 

and capability to connect analog telecommunications, such as analog PLC, are mainly 

used in our electrical power utilities. The development of optical fiber 

telecommunications network in electrical power industry, need to use teleprotection 

system with capability to connect to digital communication network. 

Product of this project has the ability to connect digital telecommunication network 

through E1 and 64kbps interface (according to G.703 standard) and to send and receive 

up to eight commands. The parameters of this product are adjustable. Therefore, it can 

be used in different protection schemes (direct, permissive and blocking) in 400, 230 

and 63 KV substations. 

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The main characteristics: 

• Possibility to send and receive eight commands as independent or 

simultaneous; 

• Isolated interfaces for connecting to a protection system; 

• The ability to connect communication equipment with digital interface (E1 

and 64kbps interfaces in accordance with ITU-T G.703 standard); 

• Parameters adjustment by software; 

• Possibility to record the history of commands and events; 

• Possibility synchronized with GPS; 

• An isolated DC power supply; 

• In compliance with IEC60834-1 standard. 

Technical specifications: 

Number of Commands 

Line Interface 

Relay Interface 

Transmission Time 

Event Recorder 

Front panel 

Input Power Supply 

Product Standard 

Dimensions 

8 independent or simultaneously command 

Digital: ITU-T G.703 (64Kbps, 2Mbps) 

Equipped with ready to use Fiber Optic Modem (Optional) 

Electrically isolated Alarm and Command I/O 

Isolated by Opto-coupler 

Inputs voltage jumper selectable: 24,48,125,250V DC 

Isolated by Solid-state relay 

Outputs Contact: NO, NC 

Output current: Max 1A continuous 

Min: 3 ms, Programmable 

Non-volatile memory for 2000 sequence of event 

Internal real-time system clock 

Optional built-in GPS receiver for accurate time tags 

LED, LCD for status display 

RS232 and USB port for Local Access 

48 V DC 

According to IEC60834-1 

(Teleprotection equipment of power systems - performance and 

testing - part 1: Command systems) 

Subrack: 19 inch, 3U 

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Application / Performance / Use: 

Teleprotection system is used to transfer protective commands between two substations 

through communication media. It can be used in different protection schemes (direct, 

permissive and blocking) in 400, 230 and 63 kV substations. 

Product of this project has the ability to connect digital telecommunication network 

through G.703 interface and to send and receive up to eight commands. Also, the 

parameters of this product are adjustable by HMI software. 


Tele-communication research group, final report of “Design and Implementation of a 

semi-industrial Teleprotection System for Digital Communication Networks”, NRI, 

document code: JCMPN02/E, February 2012. 

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Chemistry and Materials Research Center 

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Introduction 

Chemistry & Materials Research Center (CMRC) has three departments as follows: 

• Chemistry & Process 

• Metallurgy 

• Ceramic & Polymer 

The research fields of CMRC are: 

• Development of manufacturing technology of metallic and non-metallic 

(ceramic, polymer, composite, concrete) parts and equipments used in power 

industry 

• Development of manufacturing technology of raw materials (chemicals, metallic 

and non-metallic) used in power industry 

• Developing and modifying operation, repair, maintenance and rejuvenification 

methods of equipments used in electric power generation, transmission and 

distribution systems 

• Life assessment of power industry equipments (boiler, steam turbine, gas 

turbine, concrete structure, conductor, transformer) 

• Manufacturing methods of advanced materials (e.g. superconductor, amorphous, 

semiconductor, magnetic, piezzoelectric, electronic & nano-materials) 

• Properties and formulation of consumables including fuels, industrial oils, 

chemicals, paints & coatings, insulating oils 

• Prevention of corrosion in power industry equipments 

• Methods of water treatment and chemical cleaning in power plants 

• High temperature coatings for gas turbine hot path components 

• Life assessment of MCrALY coatings using non-destructive methods 

The laboratories of CMRC are as follows: 

• Fuel and oil laboratory 

• Steam, water and instrumental analysis 

• Paint and coating 

• Mechanical properties 

• Metallography 

• Corrosion 

• Ceramic and polymer 

• Wire and cable 

• Microbiology 

• Fuel Gas 

• "yarag alalt" 

Fuel & oil, steam & water, paint & coating and metallurgy laboratories have 

ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and ISIRI certificates. The steam, water and instrumental analysis 

laboratory has also DOE certificate. 

9 projects have been completed in 2010-2011 in this research center.



Design, technical knowledge preparing and manufacturing an 

industrial SF6 recycling system 

Department: Chemistry & Process 

Employer: Iran Power Development Co. 

Project Staffs: A.ahmadi, M.khoshravesh,F.Borhan Azad 

Project Manager: M.Ghadimi 

Project Code: CPCSB01 


Because of the proper chemical and physical properties of sulfur hexa fluoride (SF6), its 

use in electrical equipment is growing. 

Despite the good properties of SF6, its reaction with oil, water vapor, and construction 

materials due to electrical faults (such as arcs) would cause impurities production in the 

gas which leads to gas quality reduction. Therefore the used gas replacement with new 

gas is necessary. 

Considering SF6's high price, its global warming effects and also lack of domestic 

production, gas recycling and reusing is quite reasonable from both economical and 

environmental point of view. 

In this regard, chemistry and process department has performed a research project 

which resulted in design, technical knowledge preparing and manufacturing of one 

advanced SF6 recycling systeM.This system can be used to recover and store the SF6 

gas of switchgears and gas compartments. Furthermore using this equipment is also 

possible to evacuate gas switches and fill them with SF6 gas. The equipment has the 

ability to purify the gas according to IEC-60480 standard or other standards by passing 

the gas through filters. 

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• Study of various type of SF6 Recycling service systems from technical aspect 

• Technical Knowledge providing for and manufacturing Industrial SF6 

Recycling system 

• Manufacturing an industrial SF6 recycling system 


• Design, Technical Knowledge Preparing and Manufacturing an Industrial 

SF6 Recycling System", Chemistry & Process Department, Chemistry & 

Materials Research Center, NRI, Feb. 2012. 

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Investigation and selection of suitable paint & Coating 

systems for hydromechanicalequipments of hydro structure & 

preparing applied methods 

(Application, preparation, inspection) 

Department : Chemistry & Process 

Employer : Iran Water Resources Management CO. 

Project Staff : A. Ahmadi, M.Ghadimi, F. Eslampanah 

Project Manager : A. Zahiri 

Project Code : PPCAI01 


Hydro structures, such as metal & concrete equipments of dams, hydro power plants, 

irrigation & drainage networks, are exposed to corrosion & deterioration due to their 

contact with water & moisture ambient. One of the best methods for protecting these 

equipments against corrosion is using paint & coating systems. 

Considering the strategic role of hydro structures, it is very important to choose and 

apply paint & coating systems correctly. improper paint selection, inappropriate surface 

preparation and …, cause to premature failure of paint & coating systems. 

In this project, after field visiting several hydro structures, studying their technical 

documents & operating records, equipments were categorized according to standards 

based on environmental & service condition. Then after performing accelerated tests, 

suitable paint & coating systems were proposed. 

Finally, practical guidance and related data sheets were prepared for applying paint & 

coating systems to hydro structures. 

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• Categorizing hydro structure equipments based on environmental and service 

condition. 

• Preparation of data bank for hydro structures. 

• Preparation of practical guidance for selection of the suitable paint & coating 

systems for in hydro structures equipments. 

• Selecting suitable paint & coating system for equipments in each category. 

• Preparation of ral code guidance for hydro structures. 

• Preparation of a practical guidance for applying paint & coating system. 

• Preparation of guidance for paint & coating inspection 

• Preparation of practical guidance for periodic protection & repairing of coatings. 

• Preparation of HSE practical guidance for applying paint & coating. 

• Preparation of data sheet related to various stages of applying paint & coating 

system in hydro structures 


• 1st phase report, Chemistry & Process Department, Chemistry & Material 

Research Center, NRI, Oct. 2009. 

• 2nd phase report, Chemistry & Process Department, Chemistry & Material 

Research Center; NRI, Mar. 2010. 

• 3rd phase report, Chemistry & Process Department, Chemistry & Material 

Research Center, NRI, Jul. 2010. 

• Final report, Chemistry & Process Department, Chemistry & Material Research 

Center, NRI, Sept. 2010. 

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Preparing Corrosion Atlas for Power Industry 

Department: Metallurgy Department Project Manager: DavarRezakhani 

Employer: Niroo Research Institute Project Code: PMTPN15 

Project Staff: A.A Fallah, M.Hoor, A. Mehdikhani, M.Kazazi, M.Farrokhirad, M.Majidian, S.D. 

Hosseini, E. SadeghiMarasht, H.Fayazfar, A. HemmasianEttefagh, R. SiavashMovakher. 


Atmospheric corrosion in power transmission and distribution equipments consumes national 

capitals and causes huge loss in power industry. The rate of corrosion depends on 

environmental condition as well as the material's composition. 

Corrosivity classification of various atmospheres for specifying corrosion resistant materials 

and suitable corrosion protection methods is a major step to assure adequate service life of the 

parts and equipments. Hence a project entitled “Preparing Corrosion Atlas for Power 

Industry" was introduced and performed in research department of Metallurgy. 

In this project, after evaluation of atmospheric corrosivity and pollution of various locations 

around the country, the primary classification of atmospheric corrosivity of these locations is 

performed. Then several corrosion stations were established nationwide and corroding 

coupons placed on their holders installed to measure direct atmospheric corrosion rates of 

various metals. After exposing the coupons to the atmosphere, the corrosion behavior and rate 

of the coupon's materials have been monitored; and finally the corrosion atlas for electrical 

power industry in the field of transmission and distribution was prepared. 

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Project Result: 

• Classification of atmospheric environments of Iran into atmospheric corrosivity 

categories based on the ISO9223 standard. 

• Determination of atmospheric corrosion rates for different materials. 

• Preparing corrosion map using GIS software. 


• “Data Collection and Field Tests”, Metallurgy Department, Chemistry & Materials 

Research Center, NRI. 

• “Determination of Atmospheric Corrosivity Category for Different Zones of the 

Country”, Metallurgy Department, Chemistry & Materials Research Center, NRI. 

• “Installation of Corrosion Coupons Racks in Various Zones of the Country”, 

Metallurgy Department, Chemistry & Materials Research Center, NRI. 

• “Periodic Inspection of the Corrosion Coupons and Performing Accelerated Corrosion 

Tests in Laboratory”, Metallurgy Department, Chemistry & Materials Research 

Center, NRI. 

• “Analysis of Equipments Corrosion Data, Development of Databank and Preparing 

Corrosion Atlas for Using in Electricity Transmission and Distribution Projects”, 

Metallurgy Department, Chemistry & Materials Research Center, NRI. 

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Analysis of Failures of 159 MW Gas Turbine Insert Burner 

Department: Metallurgy 

ProjectManager: A.A. Fallah 

Employer: NRI 

ProjectCode: CMTMP01 

ProjectStaff: M.R. Shirpay, M.Ardestani, S.A.Khatir 


Premature failure of hot gas path components in gas turbines is due to various factors 

such as design, operation parameters and material quality. The main failure mechanisms 

of these components are creep, fatigue, corrosion and erosion. Since early failure of the 

components leads to unit shutdown, therefore study of failure mechanism and causes is 

necessary to prevent similar future damages. 

In this project, various tests were performed on failed insert burner of a 159 MW gas 

turbine, their operating records were studied, and stress & temperature distribution were 

determined on the component with the help of simulation software. 

Finally, the failure mechanism and causes were determined and proper corrective 

actions to prevent failure repetition were recommended. 


• Determining the main causes of premature failure of 159 MW gas turbine insert 

burner. 

• Recommending preventive methods for failures of 159 MW gas turbine insert 

burner. 


• “Analysis of Failures of V94.2 Gas Turbine Insert Burner”, Metallurgy 

Department; Chemistry and Materials Research Center, NRI; 2011. 

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Feasibility study of using abradable seals for sealing of 25 

MWgas turbine and compressor components 


Employer: NRI 

Project Staff: A.A. Fallah, E.Rezabeigi 

Project Manager: M.R. Shirpay 

Project Code: PMTBC04 


One of the priorities of ministry of energy is to improve the efficiency and power of gas 

turbines. Various tasks were employed by the manufacturers to increase the efficiency 

of the gas turbine. One of the methods to improve turbines efficiency and power is the 

sealing and minimizing leakage in compressors and turbines. Maximum reduction of air 

spacing leads to decrease leakage and cause improvement of the gas turbines efficiency 

and power. 

In this project, technical specification of the sealing and the methods of application for 

different parts on 25 MW gas turbine have been provided; and finally application of 

such sealing on different parts of compressor & turbine has been assessed from the 

technical and economical point of view. 


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• Preparing spesifications of abradable seals for gas turbine. 

• Introducing coating and cladding technologies for application of abradable seals 

in 25MW gas turbines 

• Technical and economic feasibility studies for using abradable seals in 25MW 

gas turbines 


• “Technical and Economic Feasibility Study of Using Abradable Seals for 

Sealing of 25MW Gas Turbine and Compressor Components”, Metallurgy 

Department; Chemistry and Materials Research Center, NRI, 2010.



Analysis of Failures of 159MW Gas Turbine hub 


Project Manager: M.R. Shirpay 

Employer: NRI 

Project Code: CMTMP02 

Project Staff: A.A. Fallah, M.Ardestani 


Premature and unexpected failure of hot gas path components in gas turbine can affect 

their performance. Such failures result in significant expenditures for the actual repairs 

as well as for the purchase of replacement power during the repair outages. The main 

failure mechanisms of these components are creep, fatigue, corrosion and erosion. Study 

of failure mechanism and causes is necessary to prevent failure repetition in the future. 

In this project, the hub failure in a 159 MW gas turbine was investigated and their 

operating records were studied. 

Finally the hub failure root cause was determined and proper corrective actions were 

recommended to prevent failure repetition in the future. 


• Determining the main causes of premature failure of 159 MW gas turbine hub 

• Recommending preventive methods for failures of 159 MW gas turbine hub 


• “Analysis of Failures of 159MW Gas Turbine Hub”, Metallurgy Department; 

Chemistry and Materials Research Center, NRI, 2011. 

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Preparing Plan of Nanotechnology Laboratory 

Department: Ceramic & Polymer 

Employer: NRI 

Project Manager: MehrnooshHoor 

Project Code:--- 

Project Staff: MaasoumehRayiatpour, AlirezaZahiri, Maryam Mohammad Bagheri,SaraAboo Ali 


Nanotechnology provides the potential of manufacturing new materials and devices 

with a vast range of applications by manipulation of material on an atomic and 

molecular scale (10-9-10-7m). This technology provides scientific advancement for 

many sectors in industry such as power and energy. 

Nanotechnology applications in power industry could provide decisive technological 

breakthroughs and have a considerable impact on many instruments as a point of 

economical, efficiency and life time view. It can also prevent of soon destruction and 

loss and present products with higher efficiency. 

According to well done research projects based on nanotechnology in the Chemistry 

and Materials Research Center in NRI and in order to preparing facilities for different 

works such as manufacturing products and performing various tests, establishment of a 

nanotechnology laboratory is necessary. 

In this regard, a project has been done in ceramic and polymer department in NRI. The 

objective of this project is to prepare a plan of nanotechnology laboratory. In this 

project, different activities such as determination of required equipments, their technical 

specification, identification of similar internal and foreign laboratories, identification 

the main manufacturers and suppliers of equipments and approximate cost, 

determination of the related standards and necessary certificates, preparing the plan of 

laboratory and lay-out of instruments have been performed. By establishment of this 

laboratory in NRI, preparing facilities to accomplish related tests for current and future 

research projects in NRI and in the next step, presenting experimental services to other 

related power industry companies will be available. 

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• Determining required equipments. 

• Preparing technical specifications of required instruments. 

• Identification of similar internal and foreign laboratories. 

• Identification of the main manufacturers and suppliers of equipments and 

approximate costs. 

• Determination of related test standards and necessary documents. 

• Preparing laboratory plan and lay out of equipments. 


• - “Preparing Plan of Nanotechnology Laboratory”, Ceramic and Polymer 

Department, Chemistry and Materials Research Center; NRI, Sep. 2011. 

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Project title: 

Determining key technologies in chemistry & materials fields 

required by electricity & energy industry 

Department : Chemistry & Materilas 

Employer : NRI 

Project Manager : A. Zham 

Project Code : PCPN01 

Project Staff : M.Mehdizadeh, M.Hoor, A. Zahiri, A. Ahmadi, A. Fallah, N. Riahi 


Considering NRI's strategic planning and also its role in providing the required 

technologies for power industry in different fields (generation, transfer & distribution), 

this project was defined. The goal of this project is to determine the required 

technologies for power industry in short; medium and long term planning horizons. 

At the first stage of this project, key technologies in planning horizons of some 

countries were studied. For this purpose, portfolios of six different countries including 

Egypt, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, USA and Japan were studied. 

In the next step, the required research head topics in chemistry and materials fields were 

prepared considering various documents such as "research road map of power industry", 

research topics determined by science ministry, "Iran 1404 vision", research topics 

determined by energy ministry as well as considering experts' potentials, domestic 

manufacturing capabilities and power industry needs. The research head topics were 

arranged in short (5 years), medium (5-10 years) and long (10-15 years) term planning 

horizons. 

Finally, the present situation of determined technologies in power industry was assessed 

and priorities for accessing each technology were specified. 

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• Key technologies in chemistry and materials fields required by electricity and 

energy industry 

• Research head topics in chemistry and materials fields required by electricity 

and energy industry 

• Determining the priorities of technologies to be accessed 

• Preparing the executive program of chemistry and materials research center for 

accessing the technologies 

• Compilation of an executive program and guntchart for preparing proposals and 

performing research projects 


• Chemistry & Material Research Center, NRI, Report of stages 1-3 

• Chemistry & Material Research Center, NRI, Report of stages 4-6 

• Chemistry & Material Research Center, NRI, Final report 

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Periodic sampling and chemical analysis of fuels used in 

power plants 


Project Manager: F.Borhan azad 

Employer: Iran Energy Efficiency Organization (SABA) Project Code: CPCSB01 

Project Staffs: A.Zahiri, S. E. Samadi 


Fuel testing and controlling its quality is important in operation of power plants. At 

present in most of the country's power plants, natural gas is used as main fuel and heavy 

fuel or gas oil as alternative one. The efficiency of power plants is affected by various 

factors including fuel heat value and composition. Moreover, the chemical composition 

of the fuels around the country is not identical and depends on gas providing source. 

Therefore in order to study the fuel quality effect on power plant performance, it is 

necessary to test fuels in various periods of the year. In this project 21 power plant unit 

was selected in such a manner that the effects of various climatic condition and units 

lifetimes could be studied. Then fuel sampling and testing were performed during five 

periods of a year. Also the operational data of each unit was gathered. Then the unit 

efficiencies during fuel sampling periods were calculated and their variations were 

plotted. In the next step, the testing results and operational data were analyzed and the 

effect of various factors such as fuel chemical composition, operational parameters, 

power plant lifetime and locations,. on plants efficiencies were determined. At final 

step, the efficiencies of power plants were compared and recommendations for their 

improvements were offered. 


• Study of the power plants in the different seasons of the year and comparing 

them from the efficiency and fuel specification point of views 

• Determining the priority of the power plants for installation of online fuel 

sampling and chemical analysis system. 

• Preparing proposal for using weight and colorific counters instead of current 

volume counters in power plants in short-term and long-term planning 

respectively 

• Preparing proposal for periodic sampling and chemical analysis of fuel in power 

plants 

• Offering recommendations regarding improvement of gas fuel heaters, using 

duct burner in gas turbines, modification of gas pipe line, proper using of gas 

units in power generation, …. 

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• Preparing a program to switch from gas fuel to alternative one in case of gas 

fuel shortage considering the change of power plant efficiency. 


• Chemistry & Process Department, Chemistry & materials research center, NRI, 

Report of stage 1-5. 

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Wind Turbine Technology Development Center 

141


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Basic Design and Preliminary Design Phases of the Project 

"Design and Fabrication of a 2MW Wind Turbine" 

Department: Wind Turbine R&D Dept. 

Employer: TAVANIR Co. 

Project Manager: Abbas Bahri 

Project Code: CWTVA01 


According to map of Ministry of Energy respect to wind energy development as one of 

the sources of energy and following preliminary studies and conceptual design of 

national wind turbine, a national project entitled "Design and Fabrication of a 2MW 

Wind Turbine", has been started in November 2010. The client of project is TAVANIR 

Co. 

In the first step, the project brake down, organizing the technical team, acquiring the 

team members, planning and budgeting the project in various phases has been carried 

out. 

In basic design phase, overall design of wind turbine system and general specs of main 

component has been determined. A bench mark study of commercial wind turbines has 

been used for this purpose. According to national wind atlas, the IEC class of wind 

turbine was determined and some sites for installing the prototype were nominated. 

With regard to basic design of wind turbine, a primitive 3D model of wind turbine has 

been created and MBS model of wind turbine was used for some dynamic analysis. 

In preliminary design phase, wind turbine was divided to some sub systems (regarding 

functionality and structural characteristics) and relevant sources were allocated to each 

part. 

Conducting iterative design method, the knowledge of components design has been 

developed by the team, as well as wind turbine system design. As an output of this 

phase, a preliminary mock up of wind turbine including 3D model of assembled major 

parts has been demonstrated. Purchasing specs of some component have been 

determined. 

In house standards of design, fabrication and test of different components, based on 

international standards, were proposed and approved. 

Suppliers and manufacturers of wind turbine components were identified for further 

communication. 

Domestic capabilities in prototype and mass production phases have been evaluated and 

plan of detail design phase has been revised. 

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MAIN WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS 

Rated Power 

Wind class 

Rotor diameter 

Generator 

GEARBOX 

TOWER Type 

Hub heights 

Pitch Control System 

2000 Kw 

IEC IIA 

82 m 

DFIG-50 Hz - 690 V- 2000 kW 

3 Stages (1 Planetary / 2 Parallel) 

Tubular Steel Tower 

80 m 

3 Individual Pitch regulated 

MAIN WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS 

Nacelle Dimensions 

Rotor weight: 

Top head mass 

4 * 4* 12 

40 tons 

110 tons 

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• Equipping the technical team 

• Providing softwares and tools of design phase 

• Conceptual specs of wind turbine and components 

• Data bank of commercial wind turbines 

• Determination of IEC class of wind turbine 

• Supply chain planning 

• Dynamic modeling and load calculation according to standers 

• 3D modeling of wind turbine components 

• Structural design and analysis of various components 


• 166 Reports on conceptual design and preliminary design phases of the project, 

Wind Turbine Technology Development Center; NRI. 

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Reference Laboratories Center 

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Reference Laboratories Center 

In recent years the power industry of the country's efforts to gain technical knowledge 

in various fields to come, The result of the efforts have been development in the 

domestic product and self-sufficiency in some areas, increasing employment, to prevent 

foreign currency and even export. But still not responsive portions of existing capacity 

and new investments in manufacturing equipment are required. 

In study of major problems facing the use of more locally manufactured products, 

should be addressed factors such as quality and price of products. In this regard, lack of 

attention to research and lack of confidence to the results of research due to space 

between research centers and industry has led to the use of domestic products are not 

faced with the expected support. 

Due to the use of traditional methods and lack of attention to technological advances 

and optimization of different systems in the power industry is required this industry is 

similar to the industry in advanced countries to take more basic steps. For survival 

production equipment within the country should provide the necessary support facilities 

to producers for using of modern technology with the aim of increasing the quality of 

the products placed on the agenda. 

The quality assessment of this equipment is necessary to reference laboratories provide, 

with the approach to test and provide support for domestic producers and their results, 

improving the quality of the production facilities. Expert opinion for defects in 

equipment produced, follow perform the necessary tests, can help to quick fixes the 

defects in the equipment. 

Also reference laboratories in the country prevent from high costs and time to send 

equipment to the reference laboratories abroad by domestic producers thus will be 

prevented from leaving the exchange. 

Reference laboratories as infrastructure construction and production activities can 

support domestic producers for export quality electrical equipment and entry to 

competing at international market. 

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1.Establish and Development Laboratories 

Considering the importance of performance testing in power plant of country, the 

laboratory of Performance Test established and equipped in 1390: 

Item Laboratory Name Research Center 

1 Performance Test Power Generation Research Center 

Also important of the development and completion of existing laboratories caused, in 

1390, important steps in this regard to be added laboratory testing capabilities and 

facilities as follow: 

Item Laboratory Name Research Center 

1 High Voltage Power Transmission & Distribution 

2 Miniature Circuit Breaker Power Transmission & Distribution 

3 Relay and Protection Power Transmission & Distribution 

4 Wire & Cable Chemistry & Materials 

5 Electrical fitting Chemistry & Materials 

2. Laboratory services 

The laboratories of NRI in order to supply services in the areas of quality control 

equipment used in power industry and other industries in 1390 than in 1389 presented 

the following services: 

Applicant companies for laboratory services: 

The number of 

Applicant Testing 

applicant companies 

1389 1390 

Test 

Referred to the 

Assessment Council of 118 151 

Surveyor the documents 

Tavanir Company 

10 22 

Production companies, and regional power distribution 

companies 

95 141 

Other Subsidiary companies in the electricity industry 94 114 

Applicant introduced by the Office of Standard 176 157 

Other Industries 424 377 

Altogether the applicant companies 917 962 

Number of test report issued 1955 2146 

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3. Participation in developing national and international standards: 

Laboratory personnel participated in the project "developing standards with Adaption 

Method" by employer" the Ministry of Energy Standards Office" providing expert 

opinions and participating in meetings of technical committees in 1390. 

Also in partnership with the National Committee for Electro technical Iran (INEC), 

technical committee of hybrid insulator in accordance with IEC (TC 36) in the NRI and 

the main activities in this field with study of documentation submitted by the IEC and 

provide technical opinions and growth was very good, so that the Islamic Republic of 

Iran was be permanent members of the committee and voting for the evaluation 

documented. 

4. Reference laboratories activities in the Assessment and Conformity 

Council and according to the production standards of Tavanir 

Reference laboratories Center, under contract with Tavanir, has run all necessary 

measures in accordance with the following clauses of the contract in 1390: 

• Number of council meetings held: 17 

• Numbers of regulations have been developed: 1 

The number of tests carried out in the Assessment Council as follow table: 

Item 

Year 

Equip Name 

84 85 86 87 88 89 90 

Total 

1 Composite suspension insulator 2 4 3 7 8 7 9 40 

2 Ceramic post line insulator 3 5 1 5 4 6 5 29 

3 Ceramic and Glass cap insulator 2 1 3 3 8 4 3 24 

4 Ceramic and Glass post insulator 3 4 5 15 1 2 3 33 

5 1 phase digital meter 1 12 1 3 9 7 13 46 

6 3 phase digital meter --- 12 4 13 7 5 5 46 

7 Transformer 3 --- 10 6 2 --- --- 21 

8 Cable 5 2 10 18 56 72 75 238 

9 Overhead conductor 2 3 2 25 74 76 37 219 

10 Electrical Hardware --- --- --- --- 36 55 73 164 

11 Cut out Fuse --- --- --- --- 1 2 5 8 

12 Switch Fuse,Fuse Switch,low voltage fuse 1 --- --- 1 24 4 3 33 

13 Miniature Circuit Breaker 1 4 --- 3 --- --- --- 8 

14 Transducers --- 2 1 --- --- --- --- 3 

15 RTU (Remote Terminal Unit) --- --- 1 --- --- --- 1 2 

16 CT (Current Transformer) 1 1 --- --- --- --- --- 2 

17 Radio modem --- 2 --- --- --- --- --- 2 

18 Relay 1 1 --- --- 1 --- --- 3 

19 Transmission Tower 4 10 17 17 14 10 11 88 

Total 25 53 41 99 231 240 243 1009 

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From 1384 to 1390 activities of reference laboratories and colleagues in the Assessment 

Council, to prevent Costs of foreign exchange has been noted in the table below are 

only some of the equipment(It describes the overseas laboratories tariffs contained in 

the following table are approximate): 

No. 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

Test Name 

Type Test of 1-phase 

meters 

Type Test of 3-phase 

meters 

Type Test of 

transmission tower 

Type Test of 

composite insulators 

Test of cable 

Test of Overhead 

conductor 

Type Test of 

miniature circuit 

breaker 

Type Test of Switch 

Fuse, Fuse Switch, 

low voltage fuse 

Type Test of Relay 

Number of 

tests 

performed in 

the assessment 

Council 

46 

46 

88 

69 

238 

219 

8 

33 

3 

Average 

tariffs abroad 

(unit) 

16,000 Euro 

20,000 Euro 

70,000 USA 

dollars 

65,000 Euro 

10,000 Euro 

5,000 Euro 

12,000 

Swedish 

Kronor 

3,045 Euro 

30,000 Euro 

Name of 

laboratory 

abroad 

KEMA 

Netherlands 

KEMA 

Netherlands 

AL- 

BABTAIN 

Saudi Arabia 

KEMA 

Netherlands 

KEMA 

Netherlands 

KEMA 

Netherlands 

STRI 

Swedish 

KERI 

S.Korea 

Labein 

Spain 

The total 

amount to 

prevent foreign 

ownership 

(Euro) 

736,000 

920,000 

4,702,000 

4,485,000 

2,380,000 

1,095,000 

10,560 

76,706 

90,000 

In this study, and only in some of the equipment under test are equivalent to 14,495,266 

Euro currency has been saved. Estimates indicate that approximately equivalent to 

19,500,000 Euro for all the equipment has been made in foreign exchange savings. 

5. Identification of Colleagues laboratories and use of laboratory capacity 

within the country: 

In 1390 extended cooperation agreement with the previous labs, In addition the 

laboratory of Pars Switch Co and Kapasitor Pars Co as a partner laboratory tests for 

testing capacitor types, investigated and were chosen as a lab partner. 

Also Cooperation agreement follow laboratory considering to the quality and the need 

to continue its cooperation has been extended: 

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High Voltage Laboratory of Jahad university unit of Science and Technology – High 

Voltage Laboratory of Wire and Cable Abhar - Electrical Power Industries Laboratories 

(EPIL) - Laboratory of Lakser company – High voltage Lab of Electrical and Computer 

Engineering Collage of Tehran University – Lab of Amir Kabir Color Research Institute 

– Laboratory of YaraghAvarenePouya Company - Laboratory of NamdarAfrouz 

Electricity Company - Laboratory of Alumtek Company. 

6. Audit laboratories: 

The internal audit program in NRI's reference laboratories and inspection of cooperation 

laboratories during the test was carried out in 1390 and non-compliance have reported 

and done the improvement actions. 

Also in September 1390 audit of the laboratory reference based on ISO / IEC 17025 

standards and non-compliance reported by the National Organization for removal and 

are waiting to receive the relevant certificate. 

7. Specialized training courses: 

Considering the importance of education experts in the power industry around the 

country, in 1390 training courses were held by the experts of NRI's reference laboratory. 

8. Occupational safety and health activities of Reference Center Labs: 

• Risk assessment in Gas analysis lab, Quality measurement lab, Hardware lab, 

Relay & protection lab and reporting to senior management in order to eliminate 

or control risks on the proposed recommendations 

• Held a public fire training for 150 Personnel of NRI 

• Medical examinations on the laboratory personnel to assess their health status 

• Monthly inspections of laboratories and follow the instructions and safety 

requirements 

• Develop the fire extinguishers and alarm devices producer 

• Inspection the fire water network of NRI (in collaboration with Technical Units) 

and repotting the shortcomings and disadvantages 

• Supervise on the work contractor of charging fire extinguishers 

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Overhead Line Structures Test Station 

Research Center: Transmission & Distribution Research Department 

Department: Overhead Line Structure Group 

Lab Manager: Behzad Bahraamsary 

Lab staff: Ali Darban, Alireza Rahnavard, Hamid Ebrahimi, Saeed Ghanbari 

Scope of services: 

• NRI Overhead-Line Structures Test Station (NRI-OSTS) is the largest and most 

equipped tower test center in the Middle East which performs type/sample tests 

on power transmission towers according to the international standard of IEC 

60652-2002 with very reasonable prices. 

• NRI-OSTS as the largest laboratory of NRI is located in Arak in 170,000 square 

meters area, about 250km south of Tehran, and is one of the in-house reference 

laboratories of Iran's ministry of Energy. 

• NRI-OSTS is the first tower test station in the world accredited by Germany's 

DAP institute to obtain the international quality certificate of testing laboratories 

ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and operates as an internationally creditable test station. 

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Development activities: 

• Analyze, Design and building 3rd foundation Interface 

After performing third foundation of the test station for type testing the high capacity 

telescopic towers, To prepare the ground for communication tower and foundation, an 

interface for the steel towers with a diameter of 2.2 to 4.60 meters for testing was 

conducted. 

• Commissioning Mechanical testing laboratory of concrete columns 

established in the category of distribution and low distribution 

In accordance with needs to consider the country's reference laboratory for typing tests 

conducted on concrete columns of distribution and sub transmission voltage and by the 

relevant standard laboratory equipment and commissioning Tavanir Company, this lab 

was commissioned, and was widely welcomed by the contractor companies. 

• Type Test of concrete transmission tower for the first time 

For the first time a concrete tower of four circuit transmission category after production 

by Fan Afarin Company in a test laboratory transmission structures were tested. Due to 

the concrete tower with difficult subtleties of fitting together pieces of concrete and 

manufacturing processes, Therefore, a test of this type of reference laboratories under 

the supervision of towers that are adequate equipment and experience should be taken. 

Obtained Certificates: 

• Quality management system certificate according to ISO/IEC 17025 

numbered DAP-PL-3893.00 

Test samples and related standards: 

1 

Row Name Standard No. 

63 to 400 KV transmission towers type 

IEC60652 

test by Standard IEC60652 

Training courses & seminars: 

Title 

Familiarity with the testing process of 

a transmission tower 

Date 

2011 

Participants 

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Relay and Protection Reference Laboratory 

Department Transmission & Distribution Research Center 

Research Center: Line and Substation 

Lab Manager: FarshidMansourbakh 


• Functional tests and trip time recording, define operating characteristics for 

single and three phase relays according to IEC 60255,contain of secondary 

relays(Current, frequency, voltage, directional,distance, differentional,...) and 

primary relays. 

• Phase angle and current ratio Error definition in low voltage current transformer 

according to IEC 60044-1. 

• Functional Test on low voltage fuses according to IEC 60269. 

• Complete Tests on Voltage, Current, Active and Reactive transducers according 

to IEC 60688. 

• Dielectric strength and Insulation resistance Tests on CTs and Transducers and 

Protection Relays according to IEC 61010 and IEC 60255-5. 

• Tests of battery chargers and power supplies according to NEMA PE5. 

• Functional tests on low voltage switchgears and control gears. 

• Functional Verification of Repaired Relays and definition their Operating 

characteristics. 

• Very Low Resistance and Impedance measured in high accuracy. 

• High AC Current Injection up to 22 KA at power frequency in reduced voltage. 

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• Protection relay ref lab increased the scope of work as follow, via purchasing 

some new professional equipment by TAVANIR support. 

• Performing complete tests on "All-or-nothing" relays according to IEC61810-1 

• Interruptions to and alternating component in d.c auxiliary energizing quantity of 

measuring relays according to IEC60255-11. 

• Performing complete tests of accuracy of current transformers including: 

1) Winding resistance measurement 

2) Transient behaviors 

3) Ratio error 

4) Phase error 

5) Instrument security factor(FS) and accuracy limiting factor(ALF) 

measurement 

6) Secondary time constant measurement 

7) Remaining factor measurement 

8) Knee point voltage/current measurement 

9) Saturated and unsaturated inductance measurement 

10) Performing tests according to IEC60044-6 

• Accuracy tests of Reclosuer relays 

• Accuracy tests of differential relays 

• Protection plans of Distance relays 

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• IRAN accreditation system certificates No: 704 

• Quality management system certificate according to ISO/IEC 17025 

numbered DAPPL-3893.00 


Row Sample name Standard No. 

1 Low voltage switchgear and Controlgear (Circuit-breakers) IEC60947-2 

2 Low Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear (switch-fuse) IEC 60947-3 

3 Low voltage switchgear and Controlgear (Contactors) IEC60947-4-1 

4 Instrument Transformer (Current Transformers) IEC 60044-1 

5 

Electrical Measuring Transducers for Converting AC electrical 

Quantities to Analogue or Digital Signals 

IEC 60688 

6 Low Voltage Fuses IEC 60269 

7 Low Voltage Fuses base IEC 60269 

8 Electrical Relays IEC 60255 

9 

Direct acting indicating analogue electrical measuring instruments and 

their accessories 

IEC 60051-9 

10 

Low Voltage Power Supply Devices DC Output Performance 

Characteristics 

IEC 61204 

11 Alarm Systems IEC 60839-1-3 

12 Utility Type Battery Charger NEMA PE 5 

Participation in research projects/ standards: 

Row Project/Standard name 

1 Evaluation of protection relay and SAS provider. 

2 Design and manufacturing of earthquake alarm for general use. 

Technical Support and Supervision on industrial manufacturing of Earth quake detector AF- 

3 

EQD. 

4 Technical Support and Supervision on industrial manufacturing of safety alarm. 

5 Supervision of design and construction of feeder management relay 

6 Supervision of MPC project (Modern predict controller) 

7 Participation in the formulation of a national standard IEC 60383-1 

8 Committee member of Interlock and Inter trip Standard in High-voltage substations. 

9 Increment of Relay and protection lab scopes and activities. 


Row Course name Participants 

1 Theory and philosophy of protection relays Electrical companies 

Other industries 

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High Voltage Reference Laboratory 

Research Center: Trans mission & Distribution 

Department: High Voltage Group 

Lab Manager: SiamakAbyazi 

Lab Staff: H.Kashi, S.Yeganeh, M.Dorfaki 


NRI high voltage laboratory was found in 1997 in order to develop experimental 

research and for performing tests on high voltage equipments which are used in electric 

industry to determine their quality and suitable performance. Since there, has performed 

a lot of tests on high voltage equipment and its personnel are experienced enough in the 

field of dielectric tests, now a days this lab is one of most active labs in our country 

witch can offer consult and technical service to manufactures, customers and electric 

companies. 


• Power frequency withstand voltage test (800kV, 800kVA) 

• Lightning impulse withstand voltage test (400kV, 20kJ) 

• Partial discharge test 

• High current test 2kA (Continuous), 5V 

• Dissipation factor, Capacitance measurement test 

• Volume resistance measurement test 

• Thermo mechanical test 

• -3 Phase high current test 10kA,5V (Continuous) 

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• Quality management system certificate according to ISO/IEC 17025 numbered 

DAP-PL-3893.00 


No 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

Test sample 

Suspension/Tension composite insulator 

Line post composite insulator 

Cap and pin porcelain insulator 

Cap and pin glass insulator 

Pin type porcelain insulator 

A.C. metal-enclosed switchgear and controlgear 

High voltage/low voltage pre fabricated substation 

low voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies 

Alternating current circuit breakers 

Alternating current disconnector 

Vehicle mounted elevating aerial devices 

Insulation sample 

Cut out fuse 

Standard number 

IEC61109 

IEC61952 

IEC60383-1 

IEC60383-1 

IEC60383-1 

IEC62271-200 

IEC62271-202 

IEC61439 

IEC62271-100 

IEC62271-103 

ANSI A92.2 

IEC60250 

IEC60243-1 

IEC60093 

IEC60282 


No 

1 

2 

3 

4 

Project title 

Establishment of 400kV High voltage laboratory 

Life assessment of silicon rubber insulators 

Research, design and manufacturing of sectionalizer 

Inspection on product line of voltage and current 

measuring insulator for over head lines (24kV) 


No 

1 

Course title 

Insulator and cable high voltage test 

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Miniature-Circuit Breaker Laboratory 

Research Center: Transmission & Distribution 

Department: High voltage 

Lab Manager: FatemehNasri 

Lab Staff :H.Kashi, A.Shams 

MCB laboratory of NRI, started to work since 2001 with the purpose of quality control 

of miniature circuit breakers. Now, all tests of MCB are applicable in this laboratory 

according to IEC60898-1. Because the manufacturers and importers also need to check 

the quality of the other type of circuit-breakers, MCB laboratory worked on expanding 

of its scope of work on other products such as fuse-combination switches, switches, 

low-voltage circuit-breakers, RCBO's, RCCB's, contactors, …. Now in MCB laboratory 

much type of tests is performed on low voltage switchgears and control gears. 


• Last year this laboratory equipped with some new test equipments as below: 

• Impulse voltage generator with peak voltage of 2-24kV and 1.2/50µs waveform. 

• Tripping characteristic test system in three units for performing thermal and 

magnetic tests of MCB's. 


• IRAN accreditation system certificates No: T/703. 


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1 Circuit-breakers IEC60947-1,2(2009) 

2 Electromechanical contactors and motor-starters IEC60947-4-1(2009) 

3 

Performing tests on switches, disconnectors, switch 

disconnectors and fuse combination units 

IEC60947-3(2012) 

4 Switches for house hold and similar IEC60669-1 

5 RCCB's and RCBO's IEC61009-1, IEC61008-1(2010) 

6 

Circuit-breakers for over current protection for 

household and similar installation 

IEC60898-1 (2003) 

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Salt Fog Laboratory 

Research Center: : High voltage group 

Department: Transmission& 

Distribution 

Lab Manager: D.Mohammadi 

Lab Staff: A.Shams 


Equipment of this laboratory not only established 

for composite insulator aging tests but 

also the pollution tests are carried out for composite and porcelain insulators. 

Salt fog lab has been successful to accomplish the very 

new standards agingg test 

revision for sample: IEC 61952(2008) 

, IEC 61109(2008) 

Development 

activities: 

• To do aging tests on 

coated ceramic insulators with RTV Silicon 

• To do tracking wheel test on composite insulators 


• Evaluation and qualification agreement of 

product council of Tavanir 


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1 Suspension insulator (Salt fog) IEC 61109 (2008) 

2 Line post insulator (Salt fog) IEC 61952 (2008) 

3 Surge arrester (Salt fog) IEC 60099-4 (2009) 

4 Cut out insulator (Salt fog) IEC 62217 (2005) 

5 Resin insulator (Salt fog) IEC 62217 (2005) 

6 Cable termination (Salt fog) IEC 60502-4 (2005) 

7 Ceramic insulator (Clean fog) IEC 60507 (1991) 

8 Polymeric insulator (uv test) IEC 62217 (2005) 

9 All insulators (Peripherals aria calculation and pollution) IEC 60815 (2000) 

10 Polymeric insulators IEC 62217 (2005) 


Row 

1 

2 

Project/Standard name 

Standard draft preparation for hybrid insulators are used in distribution electrical lines by 

constitution of specialized working groups on IEC international standard organization 

Life Assessment of silicon rubber insulators and RTV coating at HREC Transmission lines 

and substations by taking benefits of electrical test station of HREC 

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Short Circuit Laboratory 

Research Center: Transmission& Distribution 

Department: High voltage 

Lab Manager: FatemehNasri 

Lab Staff: H.Kashi, A.Shams 


N.R.I. short circuit laboratory was started to use in 2006 as the first short circuit 

laboratory of Iran with respect to need of manufacturers and customers to perform short 

circuit tests on their products. Now short circuit test, that is the important test of MCBs, 

performed in this laboratory according to IEC60898-1. 

In this laboratory the short circuit current up to 15kA in rated voltage of MCBs could be 

applied. Moreover performing other tests on low voltage equipment with the voltage up 

to 600V and current up to 15kA are applicable. 


• IRAN accreditation system certificates No: T/703. 


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1 

Circuit-breakers for over current protection for household and 

similar installation 

IEC60898-1 

2 Performing other tests up to 10kA and 600V on other low voltage ------ 

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Air & Physical Pollution Laboratory 

Research Center: Energy & Environment 

Department: Environment Protection 

Lab Manager: RaminPaydar 

Lab Staff: Moez - Kokabpeyk 


• Flue Gas Analysis: SO2, CO2, CO, NO, NO2, O2, HC, Particles 

• Air Analysis:,NH3,Cl2,H2S,SO2, CO, NO2, PM10, PM2.5, TSP, Particles (0.3- 

20mm) 

• Noise Measurement by Sound Level Meter in33 frequency band (4HZ-50 kHz) 

• Measurement of the Electric &Magnetic fields in power frequency (50/60 HZ) 

• Measurement of the Vibration in frequency Band (10Hz-10KHZ) 

• Luminous Intensity 

• Calibration of Flue gas analyzers and gas detectors.( SO2, CO, NO2, NO) 


• Accredited Certificate of environmental protection organization in Iran. 


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Row 

1 

2 

3 

Test 

Determination of NO, NO2, CO, SO2, O2 emissions from stationary 

combustion Sources. 

Determination of concentration and mass flow rate of particulate 

material in gas caring ducts manual gravimetric method 

Determination of total suspended particulate matter in the atmosphere 

Standard No. 

ASTM D6522 

EPA CTM-030 

ISO 9096 

ASTM D4096 

EN 12341 

4 

Measurement of power frequency electric& Magnetic fields from AC 

power lines 

IEEE Std 644 

5 Determination of sound power levels of noise sources ISO 3741 

6 Recommendation for lighting of educational establishments DIN 5035-60 

7 

Determination of total hydrocarbons in Stack 

EPA-CTM030 

EPA-625R96 

8 

Evaluation of human exposure to whole body vibration (10-80 

Hz) 

ISO-2631 

9 Average Velocity in a duct (pitot tube method) ASTM D3154 


Row 


1 Developing pollutant map of Iran's thermal power plants 

Design & Manufacturing of membrane contractor pilot plant in 

2 

order to capture O2 from power plant's flue gas 

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Quality Test Reference Laboratory 

Research Center: Power Systems Control & Dispatching Research Center 

Department: Electronics & Control 

Lab Manager: Mansour Geraminejad 

Lab Staff: AliSanatgaran 

Brief Description: 

Quality Test Reference Laboratory of NRI started its operation on 6th Sep. 2003 In 

addition to testing the quality of electrical & electronic products, this laboratory 

provides the designers and manufacturers with the opportunity of fabricating standardcompliant 

devices. 

Scope of service: 

• Type and sample test of digital and smart meters 

• Electromagnetic compatibility tests of electronic and communication equipment 

such as RTU, PLC, Radio modem, Protection relay and etc. 

• Environmental tests of electronic and communication equipment such as RTU, 

PLC, Radio modem, Protection relay and etc. 

• Mechanical tests of electronic and communication equipment such as RTU, 

PLC, Radio modem, Protection relay and etc. 

• Dielectric strength (DC and AC) on electronic and communication equipment. 

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• Cooperation with Standard Institute. 

• Cooperation with ITRAC laboratory for test of car equipment. 

• Research and Performing of material test for relay contact of smart meter. 

• Research for perform of clock test and block terminal test. 

• Cooperation with Saba co. for test of smart meter system. 


• Institute of Standards & Industrial Research of Iran No.709 


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1 Digital 1Phase and 3 Phases Meters 

IEC 62052-11 

IEC 62053-21,22,23 

2 Low voltage switchgear and Control gear (Contactors) IEC 60947-4-1 

3 Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) 

IEC 60870-2-1 

IEC 60870-2-2 

4 Power Analyzer IEC 61000-4-2,4 

5 Tele protection System IEC 60834-1 

6 Measurement system IEC 61000-4-2,4 

7 Meter Test System IEC 62053-21,22,23 

8 Test block --- 

9 Home monitor IEC 60068-2-1,2 

10 Meter reader IEC 62052-11 

11 Power analyzer IEC 61000-4-2,4 

Held courses: 


1 Workshop of digital meters and related standards Electrical companies 

In international power conference 

Power Utility companies 

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Instrumental Analysis and Water & Steam Laboratory 

Research Center: Niroo Research Institute 

Lab Manager: S-Riahi 


Lab Staff: N-Namjoo,J-Ghavami 


• Chemical analysis of water and wastewaters. 

• Chemical analysis of boiler and turbine blades scales and deposits. 

• Quality control testing of anti-freeze. 

• Determination of harmful elements in polymeric samples. 

Anti-freeze corrosiveness testing apparatus 


A new analytical method for determination of chlorides in ferric sulfate. 


• IRAN accreditation system certificates No: 595. 

• Reliable lab of environmental protection organization 


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1 

Water, wastewater (industrial & sanitary), 

scales and slimes 

* 

2 Anti-freeze ISIRI1520,1213,1212,1327,1449,6228 

3 NaOH ISIRI 364 

4 

Determination of harmful elements in 

polymeric samples 

ISIRI6204 

5 HCl ISIRI 209 

6 H 2 SO 4 ISIRI 210 

7 FeCl 3 ISIRI 3601 

8 Calcium hypochlorite ISIRI 7098 

9 Coal BS and Ghost standards 

* According to standard methods of the following reference: 

Lenore S. Clesceri, Andrew D. Eaton, Arnold E. Green berg. (1995). Standard Methods 

for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th ed.American Public Health 

Association, Washington 



1 National standard - Ferric sulfate-Specifications and test methods 

2 National standard - Monosodium phosphate-Specifications and test methods 

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Paint & Coating Laboratory 

Research Center: Chemistry & Material 

Lab Manager: Tayebeh Sadeddin 

Department: Chemistry Laboratories 

Lab Staff: Mohammad Sadegh Rostami 


• Quality control tests - Physical tests: Appearance, Settling, Fineness, T.S.R, 

Viscosity, Drying time, Pot life, Density, Solid volume, Solid weight, W.F.T, 

D.F.T, Flash point, Gloss,… 

• Quality control tests - Mechanical tests: Adhesion, Impact, Abrasion, Bending, 

Washability, Cupping, Hardness, Scratch. 

• Quality control tests - Chemical and Environmental tests: Salt spray, Humidity, 

Immersion, U.V, Temperature. resistance, Kesternich test (SO 2 test) 

Paint & Coating Lab. 

Salt spray instrument 




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1 

Paint: Nondestructive measurement of dry film thickness of 

ASTM D1186 

nonmagnetic coatings applied to a ferrous base. 

2 

Paint :Nondestructive measurement of dry film thickness of 

ASTM D1400 

nondestructive coatings applied to a nonferrous metal base 

3 Paint : Measurement of wet film thickness by notch gages ASTM 4414 

4 Paint : Evaluating degree of settling of paint ASTM D869 

5 

Paint : Drying, curing, or film formation of organic coatings at room ASTM D1640 

temperature 

6 Paint : Volume nonvolatile matter in clear or pigmented coatings ASTM D2697 

7 Paint : Volatile content of coatings ASTM D2369 

8 

Paint : Relative hiding power of paints by the visual evaluation of ASTM D344 

brush outs 

9 

Paint : Fineness of dispersion of pigment – vehicle systems by hegman ASTM D1210 

– type gage 

10 Paint :Viscosity by ford viscosity cup ASTM D1200 

11 

Paint :Consistency of paints measuring Krebs unit (KU) viscosity ASTM D562 

using a stormer type viscometer 

12 

Paint: Rheological properties of non–newtonian materials by 

ASTM D2196 

rotational (Brook field) viscometer 

13 Paint : Density of liquid coatings, inks and related products ASTM D1475 

14 

Paint: Determination of the pot-life of liquid systems-preparation and ISO 9514 

conditioning of samples and guidelines for testing. 

15 Paint & Coating : Measuring adhesion by tape test ASTM D3359 

16 

Paint & Coating :Pull – off strength of coatings using portable ASTM D4541 

Adhesion tester 

17 

Paint & Coating : Resistance of organic coatings to the effects of ASTM D2794 

rapid deformation (impact) 

18 Paint & Coating : Determination of abrasion resistance Instruction manual 

19 Paint: Scrub resistance of wall paints ASTM D2486 

20 Paint & Coating : Cupping test (Erichsen method) ISO 1520 

21 Paint & Coating : Standard test method for specular gloss ASTM D523 

22 

Paint & Coating : Hardness of organic coatings by pendulum ASTM D4366 

damping tests 

23 Paint & Coating : Pendulum damping test ISO 522 

24 Paint : Film hardness by pencil test ASTM D3363 

25 

Paint & Coating : Mandrel bend test of attached organic coatings(The ASTM D522 

method A) 

26 Paint & Coating : Salt spray (Fog) testing ASTM B117 

27 

Paint & Coating : Testing water resistance of coating in 100% relative ASTM D2247 

humidity 

28 

Paint & Coating : 

ASTM D5071 

Exposure of photodegradable plastics in a xenon arc apparatus plastics 


ISO 11341 

29 Artificial weathering and exposure to artificial radiation exposure to 

filtered xenon arc radiation 

30 Paint & Coating : Chemical resistance of pipeline coatings 

ASTM G20 

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31 


ASTM D1308 

Effect of household chemical on clear and pigmented organic finishes 

32 


Testing water resistance of coatings using water immersion 

ASTM D870 

33 Paint & Coating : Evaluating coatings for high temperature service ASTM D2485 

34 

Paint & Coating : Flash point of liquids by small scale closed-cup ASTM D3287 

apparatus 

35 

Paint & Coating :Sulfur dioxide corrosion testing in a saturated DIN 50018 

atmosphere 

36 

Paint & Coating : Determination of resistance to humid atmospheres DIN 3231 

containing sulfur dioxide 

37 Coating :Standard specification forlinings for asbestos – cement pipe 

ASTM C541 

38 Coatings :Evaluating the resistance of plastics to chemical reagents 

ASTM C543 

39 

Paint & Coating : Liquid –epoxy coating systems for the interior and 

exterior of steel water pipelines 

AWWA C210 

40 

41 

Paint & Coating : Sag resistance of paint using a multi notch 

applicator 

Paint: Producing films of uniform thickness of paint, varnish and 

related products on test panels. 

ASTM D4400 

ASTM D823 

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Oil and Fuel Reference Laboratory 


Lab Manager: : Mehdi Salehi Rad 

Department: Chemistry Laboratories 

Lab Staff: Ali Sabzi, Mahmoud Karimi 


1) Performing tests in order to determine technical specification of the following 

substances: 

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• Industrial Oils: 

- Lubricating oils 

- Hydraulic oils 

- Engine oils 

- Diesel oils 

- Gear oils 

- Compressor oils 

- Turbine oils) 

• Insulating Oils: 

- Transformer oils 

- High pressure 

- switchers oil 

• Fuels: 

- Light and heavy liquid fuels 

- Solid fuels 

• Fire fighting foams 

• Greases 

2) Condition assessment of industrial oils 

• Determining equivalent for turbine oils. 

• Determining suitable top up oil or substitute for turbine oils. 

• Transformer oil condition assessment. 

• Determining technical specifications of transformer insulating oils. 

• Determining type and amount of inhibitor used in transformer oils. 

• Measuring molecular mass of insulating oils. 

• Analysis of dissolved gas in-oil. 

• Interpretation of dissolved gas in-oil data. 

• Determining suitable top up oil or substitute for transformer insulating oils. 

• Characterization of paraffinic/naphtenic nature of insulating oils.. 

• Determining suitable domestic substitute for imported oils.


Development Activities: 

• Dissolved gas in-oil analysis using gas choromatography technique. 

• Coopration with Petropey Company in condition monitoring of South Pars 

Refinery transformers. 




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2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

Sample name 

Standard test method for distillation of petroleum products 

Standard test method for flash and fire points by Cleveland open cup 

Standard test method for flash point by Pensky-Martens closed cup tester 

Standard Test Methods for Flash Point of Liquids by Small Scale Closed- 

Cup Apparatus 

Standard test method for water and sediment in crude oil by centrifuge 

method (field procedure)-withdrawn 2000 

Standard test method for pour point of petroleum products 

Standard test method for detection of copper corrosion from petroleum 

products by copper strip tarnish test. 

Standard Test Method for Determination of Carbon Residue (Micro 

Method) 

Standard test method for cone penetration of lubricating grease 

Standard test method for Aniline point and mixed Aniline point of 

petroleum products and hydrocarbon solvents 

Standard test method for foaming characteristics by lubricating oils 

Standard test method for oxidation characteristics of inhibited mineral oils 

Standard test method for interfacial tension of oil against water by the ring 

method 

Standard No. 

ASTM D 86 

ASTM D 92 

ASTM D 93 

ASTM D 3278 

ASTM D 96 

ASTM D 97 

ASTM D 130 

ASTM D 4530 

ASTM D 217 

ASTM D 611 

ASTM D 892 

ASTM D 943 

ASTM D 971 

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No. 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

32 

33 

34 

35 

36 

37 

38 

39 

40 

41 

Sample name 

Standard No. 

Standard test method for refractive index and refractive dispersion of 

hydrocarbon liquids 

ASTM D 1218 

Standard test method for acid number of petroleum product by 

potentiometric 

ASTM D 664 

Standard test method for determining the water washout characteristics of 

lubricating greases 

ASTM D 1264 

Standard test method for density and specific gravity by hydrometer ASTM D 1298 

Standard test method for ASTM color of petroleum products 

ASTM D 1500 

Standard test method for heat of combustion of liquid hydrocarbon fuels by 

ASTM D 240 

Bomb calorimeter 

Standard test method for kinematic viscosity of transparent and opaque 

liquids (the calculation of dynamic viscosity) 

ASTM D 7042 

Standard test method for ash from petroleum products 

ASTM D 482 

Standard test method for rust preventing characteristics of steam turbine oil 

ASTM D 665 

in the presence of water 

Standard test method for analysis of gases dissolved in electrical insulating 

oils by gas chromatography 

ASTM D 3612 

Standard test method for Shear stability 

ASTM D 6278 

Standard test method for dropping point of lubricating greases 

ASTM D 2265 

Standard test method for boiling point of engine coolants 

ASTM D 1120 

Standard test method for reserve alkalinity of engine coolants and antirusts ASTM D 1121 

Standard test method for calculating viscosity index 

ASTM D 2270 

Standard test method for analysis PBCs in insulating liquids by GC ASTM D 4059 

Standard test method for detection of water in liquid petroleum products by 

ASTM D1744 

Karl-Fisher reagent 

Standard test method for oxidation stability of mineral insulating oils ASTM D2440 

Standard test method for Air release properties of petroleum oils 

ASTM D3427 

Insulating liquid –determination of the breakdown voltage at power 

frequency –test method 

IEC 156 

Determination of dissipation factor and resistivity in electrical insulating 

oils 

IEC 247 

Standard test method for sulfur content of liquid hydrocarbon fuels by bomb 

ASTM D129 

calorimeter 

Detecting and determination of specified anti-oxidant additives in insulating 

IEC 60666 

oils 

Standard test method for freezing point aqueous engine coolants 

ASTM D 1177 

Determination of demulsibility characteristics of lubricating oil 

IP 19 

Standard classification of industrial fluid lubricants by viscosity system ASTM D 2422 

Method for the determination of 2-furfural and related compounds IEC 1198 

Standard test method for instrumental determination of C,H & N in 

petroleum product and lubricants 

ASTM D 5291 

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Metallurgy & Materials Laboratory 


Lab Manager: S.Khalili 

Department: metallurgy 

Lab Staff: M.Soltanlu 


• Providing testing services for research projects. 

• Failure analysis testing of the failed parts (e.g. boiler tubes). 

• Performing required tests for remaining life estimation of power plant 

equipments (e.g. boiler tube and turbine blade). 

• Performing required tests to evaluate corrosion and oxidation resistance of 

various parts used in power industry. 

• Preparing technical specification document for metallic parts 

• Quality control of the purchased or repaired parts and equipments such as liners, 

transition pieces, bearings, … 

• Mechanical testing of insulators 

• Material and alloy selection for industrial parts considering available resources. 

Obtained Certificates: : 



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No. Test Standard No. 

1 Tensile strength and yield strength testing ASTM A 370 

2 Vickers hardness testing ASTM E 92 

3 Rockwell hardness testing ASTM E 18 

4 Brinell hardness testing ASTM E 10 

5 Micro vickers hardness testing ASTM E 384 

6 Sample preparation ASTM E 3 

7 Stress-rupture test ASTM E 139 

8 Percentage elongation determination ASTM A 370 

9 Bending test ASTM A 370 

10 Compression test ASTM A 370 

11 Micro etching ASTM E 407 

12 Macro etching ASTM E 340 

13 Micro structure examination ASTM E 407 

14 Stereo microscope test ASTM E 340 

15 Hardness profile test ASTM E 384 

16 Grain size determination test ASTM E 112 

17 Portable hardness test ASTM A 956 

18 In-situ metallography and replication test ASTM E 1351 

19 Heat treatment practice test ASTM E 919 



1 Key to steel 

Electrical companies 

•Other industries 

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Research Center: Electrical Department 

Lab Manager: S. Gouran 

Electric Machines Laboratory 

Lab Staff: M.Najafyar, S. Amini, M.Arghavan, A. Ghaempanah 


Department: Electric Machine 

Electrical Machine Laboratory was found in 2003 in order to develop experimental 

research and perform the tests on single or three phases' low voltage AC or DC 

motors and generators, low Voltage transformers, fault diagnosis of electrical 

machines and numerical analysis of electric machines. 

This Laboratory is equipped considering not only long term aims, but also standard 

of reference laboratory. 

Tests: 

• Measurement of wave forms of low Voltage electrical motors in no load and 

loaded condition. 

• Hot spot measurement in electric motors. 

• Measurement of ohmic resistance, inductance and power consuming of low 

voltage electric machines. 

• Measurement of precise ohmic resistance of high voltage and low voltage 

cables. 

• Fault diagnosis of electric machines 

• Electromagnetic analysis of electric machines by Flux software. 

• Voltage and Current harmonic analysis of electric machines. 

• On line partial discharge measurements. 

• Estimate of lifetime remaining of stator insulation. 

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• Electric machine laboratory is going to achieve certificate from Institute of 

standard and Industrial Research of Iran (ISIRI) 

Equipment which are tested and related standards: 

• Low voltage Generator (ISIRI3772, IEEEstd115, IEC60034) 

• Low voltage DC Motors (ISIRI3772, IEEEstd115, IEC60034) 

• Low voltage AC Motors (ISIRI3772, IEEEstd115, IEC60034) 

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Industrial Electronic Laboratory 

Research Center: Elerctrical Department 

Lab Manager: Saeed Mohaghegh 

Lab Staff: Banafsheh Hamedani - Hassan Nasimfar 

Department: Power Electronic 


The field in which the industrial electronic laboratory is working on , includes: 

designing and developing the circuits and systems of electronic power, implementation 

of the semi-industrial and laboratory samples, operational tests on the systems such as 

static reactive power compensators in the transmissions and dispatching lines, tests of 

static exciting systems of synchronous generators,drive systems of inductive motor for 

speed control, reluctance switch motor drive,digital governor systems, power electronic 

converter for micro-turbine generators . All these tests are based on specific procedures. 

Also the lighting equipments are tested in this laboratory such as : the electronic and 

inductive ballasts for discharge lamps,electronic or inductive ballasts for fluorescent 

lamps, LED lamps and luminaries,different varieties of discharge lamps such as high 

pressure mercury vapor, high pressure sodium vapor and …. 


• Test of different types of discharge lamps, flour cent, LED, according to the 

standards. 

• Test of igniters, starter and accessories of different types of lamps 

• Examining the power electronic devices such as: Thyristor, IGBT, 

MOSFET,diodes,… according to the standard of IEC 60747 

• Research project Execution in Cooperation with other companies using Power 

system simulator 

• Workshop set up for students and professional people 

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1 Inductive ballast of discharge sodium and mercury ISIRI 5190 

vapor lamps 

2 Electronic ballast of cylindrical flourcent lamps ISIRI 6195 

3 LED lamps IEC 6100-3-2 & 

IEC 62384 

4 High pressure sodium vapor lamps ISIRI 5191 

5 High pressure mercury vapor lamps ISIRI 2702 

6 HID lamps Ignitors ISIRI 3782 



1 Collaboration in designing and production of Loshan SVC project 

2 Collaboration in technical support of industrial manufacture of power simulators 

project 

3 Cooperating in designing and manufacturing of electronic power converters and 

control system and the monitoring of micro-turbine generators 

4 Test of several luminaries for Luminaries Energy Label Project 

5 Cooperating in Hybrid active filter project 

6 Execution of an Island simulation test for a research project in cooperating with 

Monenco Company 



1 Reactive Power compensators •Electrical companies 


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Vibration & Acoustic Laboratory 

Research Center: Power Generation 

Department: Power plant Mechanical System 

Lab Manager: Ali Siami 

Lab Staff: Masoud Asayesh, Amir hosein Hamedanian, Asghar Najafi 


Laboratory of Vibration and Acoustics consists of the following divisions: 

• Vibration Analysis and Rotor dynamic 

• Modal Analysis, including hammer method, force excitation method, ODS, and 

OMA. 

• Acoustics, including Power Measurement, Noise assessment, and Vibro-Acoustic 

analysis. 


• Development of acoustic division 

• Capability for sound noise mapping by using Beamforming method 

• Design and built of Spacer Damper vibration and fatigue test rig 



1 Dynamic Performance test of Stock Bridge IEC61897:1998 

2 Modal test Dependent to the test 

3 Test of rotor dynamic faults Dependent to the test 

4 Operational vibration measurement on equipment Dependent to the test 

5 Sound measurement Dependent to the test 

6 Sound mapping - 



1 Acoustic soot cleaner 

2 Micro Turbine 

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Thermohydraulic Reference Laboratory 


Department: Power plant Mechanical SystemLab Manager: Ali Hashemi 

Lab Staff: MajidRahmaniNejad 


In order to research on fluid dynamic and heat transfer with regard to power generation 

and industrial applications, Thermo-hydraulic research lab is established. 

Heat exchanger lab aims to fulfill research and experimental projects and hence the 

name, it works in the fields of heat exchangers in power plants and other industrial 

sectors. 


• Microturbine test 

• Thermal efficiency of heat exchanger for combined heat and power systems 

• High Pressure Control Valve 

• High Pressure Nozzles 

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Row Sample name Standard No 

1 High Pressure Fog Nozzles ISO4411 

2 High Pressure Control Valve ANSI/ISA 75.02 


Row 


1 High Pressure Control Valve 

2 Design, Manufacturing of High Speed Micro turbine and Micro generator 

3 Design, Manufacturing of Combined Heat and Power System 

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Calibration Laboratory 


Department: Powerstations Measurement and Control system 

Lab Staff: Mehdi Sahraee 

Lab Manager:NouzarIrani 

Scope of services in Permanent location: 

instrument Range CMC(±) 

1 Reference and industrial -100 to -40°C 0.13°C 

PRTs, Thermocouples, LIGs -40 to 50°C 0.07°C 

and Dial thermometers 50 to 250°C 0.05°C 

250 to 650°C 0.64°C 

650 to 1100°C 2.2°C 

1100 to 1200°C 2.8°C 

2 Test Laboratories Temperature 

controlled chambers such as 

furnaces, ovens, incubators, 

salt sprays, freezers, baths,... 

3 Temperature Calibration 

chambers 

4 All type of pressure and 

differential pressure gauges, 

transmitters and transducers, 

Pressure calibrators such as 

test gauges 

-100 to 250°C 0.13°C 

250 to 650°C 0.64°C 

650 to 1100°C 2.3°C 

1100 to 1200°C 2.9°C 

-100 to -40°C 0.13°C 

-40 to 50°C 0.07°C 

50 to 250°C 0.05°C 

250 to 650°C 0.64°C 

650 to 1100°C 2.2°C 

1100 to 1200°C 2.8°C 

-1 to 1 bar 0.016%Reading 

0.5 to 25 bar 0.015%Reading 

6 to 60 bar 0.015%Reading 

60 to 700 bar 

0.015%Reading 

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• IRAN accreditation system certificates No: 794 

Scope of services on site: 

instrument Range CMC(±) 

1 Working and industrial PRTs, -40 to 140°C 0.17°C 

Thermocouples, LIGs and Dial 140 to 650°C 0.91°C 

thermometers 

650 to 1100°C 3.0°C 

1100 to 1200°C 3.5°C 

2 Test Laboratories Temperature 

controlled chambers such as 

furnaces, ovens, incubators, salt 

sprays, freezers, baths,..., evaluation 

of industrial chambers 

-100 to -40°C 0.52°C 

-40 to 250°C 0.10°C 

250 to 650°C 0.81°C 

650 to 1100°C 2.6°C 

1100 to 1200°C 3.0°C 

3 All type of pressure and differential 

pressure gauges, transmitters and 

transducers 

-1 to 1 bar 0.00076 bar 

-1 to 7 bar 0.0021 bar 

-1 to 35 bar 0.011 bar 

0 to 100 bar 0.026 bar 

0 to 350 bar 0.088 bar 

0 to 700 bar 0.175 bar 




Row 

1 Performance Test-RAY Power Plant-Unit 33 and 34 

2 Performance Test-PARAND Power Plant-Unit 4 

3 Micro Turbine project 

Course name 

Participants 

Row 

1 Special Training Course in Calibration for Power Plants Electrical companies 


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Industrial Automation Laboratory 


Department: Power Plant Control and Measuring Systems 

Lab Manager: Hamid Reza Khalesi 


• Field defect and repair of control and electric of powerhouses 

• Inverse engineering of all electronic cards in powerhouses 

• Design and optimization in control systems of powerhouses 

• Simulation of various electronic and electrical systems of powerhouses 



1 Design and production cornerstone on microcontroller 

2 Design and production cornerstone on PC 

3 Design and production cornerstone on PLC 

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Row Sample name Model No. 

1 PCI-1750 Card 1750 

2 PCI-1713 1713 

3 PCI-1724U 1724U 

4 PCI-1612 1612 

5 PCI-1710HG 1710HG 

6 DB-37 Terminal Board ADAM-3937 

7 DB-62 Terminal Board ADAM-3962 

8 PCLD-8710 WIRING Terminal Board Terminal Board 

9 USB-4718 ADVANTECH 

10 USB-4711 ADVANTECH 

11 Data Acquisition Module ADAM-4015 

12 Pocket PC Fluke 87U 

13 PLC SIMATIC S7-400 

14 Power Supply 4 channel GW-Instek gps-4303 

15 Oscilloscope 2 channel Fluke 196C 

16 Digital Oscilloscope 4 channel Tektronix TDS-2024B 

17 Multi-meter Metrix MTX3283 

18 Digital Multi-meter Fluke 87U 

19 Signal generator ARBITRARY 

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Electric Power Industry Communication Laboratory 


Department: Communication 

lab manager: Hamid Reza Hafezaghili 

Lab Staff: DolatJamshidi - Maryam Shabro 


Quality and reliability of communication equipment are of great importance in Electric 

Power Industry. Therefore, it is necessary to perform type test and sample test on these 

equipment according to the related standards. For this purpose, Electric Power Industry 

Communication Laboratory was established and equipped by Communication Systems 

Department of Power Systems Control & Dispatching Research Center in NRI. 

This laboratory by having the latest communication measurement equipment is capable 

to perform functional tests of PLC (Power Line Carrier) equipment according to 

IEC60495 standard, TPS (Tele-Protection System) equipment according to IEC60834-1 

standard and RTU ( Remote Terminal Unit ) equipment according to IEC 60870. 

besides it is possible to do some parts of functional tests of LMU (Line Matching Unit) 

according to IEC 60841 and some parts of functional tests of Line Trap according to 

IEC 60353 and some parts of functional tests of radio communication equipment in 

this lab. 

According to existed experience and proficiency and lab facility, it is possible to 

performing tests on internal made communication systems products in order to 

investigate their conformity with standards in the process of designing and 

manufacturing and presenting technical consultation services to solve design problems 

in communication systems 

Tests: 

• Perform functional tests of PLC (Power Line Carrier) equipment according to 

IEC 60495 standard 

• Perform functional tests of TPS (Tele-Protection System) equipment according 

to IEC 60834-1 standard. 

Future Activities: 

• In fact, this laboratory was established in order to perform PLC & TPS tests, but 

withstanding in available equipment, perform of other services is possible. 

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Other Services: 

• Performing type tests and sample tests of RTU (Remote Terminal Unit) 

equipment 

• Performing some of type tests and sample tests of Digital TPS equipment 

• Performing some of type tests and sample tests of radio communication 

equipment 

Equipment, which are tested and related standards: 

Row Equipment Standard 

1 Analog & Digital PLC(Power Line Carrier) IEC60495 

2 Analog & Digital TPS (Tele Protection System) IEC60834-1 

3 RTU (Remote Terminal Unit) IEC60870 

4 LMU (Line Matching Unit) IEC60481 

5 Line Trap IEC60353 

6 

Some of radio modem tests in VHF,UHF and 

microwave frequency bands 

ETSI 300-086, 

ETSI 300-113 

Cooperation in research projects / Cooperation in standard preparation : 

No. Project/Standard Title 

1 Design and Implementation of baseband modem for SEM400 Radio Modem 

2 Design and Implementation of Optical Flow Metter 

3 Design and Implementation of Digital Tele protection 

4 Design and Implementation of Oxygen Transducer 

5 Design and Implementation of Ultrasonic Flow Metter 

Training courses &seminars : 

No. Course Title Attendee 

1 Tele protection and related communication system •Power Utility 

Other Utility 

2 Tele protection and related communication system •Power Utility 

Other Utility 

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Gas Fuel Analysis Laboratory 

Research Center Chemistry and Materials Department: Chemistry and Process 

Lab Manager: Farzad Borhan Azad 


• Measurement of dew point and water content (humidity) in gas fuel 

• Qualitative and quantitative analysis of gas fuel 

• Measurement and calculation of physical properties of gas including net and 

gross heating values (NHV, GHV), compressibility factor, … 


• Analysis of organic compounds in glass cleaner 

• Analysis of petroleum compounds in various samples 

• Cooperation with customs in identification of petroleum compounds in export 

products 

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1 gas fuel ASTM-D1945 & ASTM-D1142 


Row 


1 Analysis of hydrocarbon compounds in fuels of Damavand power plants 

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Ceramic and Polymer Laboratory 

Research Center: Chemistry and Materials 

Department: Ceramic and Polymer 

Lab Staff: Behnam Elmdoust, NaserJaafari Nodushan 

Lab Manager: MehrnooshHoor 

Scope of Services: 

• Manufacturing of electric ceramic and glaze samples and carrying out a series of 

tests in order to evaluate the physical and chemical properties of the products 

• Compounding, processing of polymer materials and carrying out related tests 

• -Carrying out non-electrical tests of composite insulators based on IEC 

standards 

• -Providing laboratorial, experimental, testing, engineering and technical advice 

for industries by an expert team under supervision of Ceramic and Polymer 

Department in Chemistry and MaterialsResearchCenter 


According to laboratory development and presenting different services for internal and 

external projects,buying and providing some laboratorial and experimental equipment 

such as follows: 

• Cryostat 

• Print screen 

• Related equipment for manufacturing of solar cell dye 

• Glove box instrument for atmospheric and pressure setting of sensitive sols to 

wetness, weather and contamination. 

• Presenting consult and technical advice related to nanotechnology projects 

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1 Suspension composite insulators (non-electrical tests) 

IEC 61109 : 2008 

IEC 62217 : 2005 

2 

Line post composite insulators (non-electrical tests) IEC 61952 : 2008 

IEC 62217 : 2005 

3 

Ceramic, polymer, concrete and cement samples ASTM,DIN, BS,EN Standards 



1 Design and manufacturing of nano structure thin film solar cells 

2 Know-how documentation of polymer insulators life-time estimation 

Study on the effect of carbon nano-tubes on mechanical properties of Al-Ti composites 

3 

(Master project of Islamic Azad university) 



1 Experimental section of "Composite •Electrical companies 

insulators life-time estimation" course Other industries 

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Wire and Cable Laboratory 

Research Center: Chemistry & Materials 

Lab Manager: B. Elmdoust 

Department: Ceramic & Polymer 

Lab Staff: A.Feizinia, J. Vafaiepour 


• Tests of aerial bare conductors and low voltage power cables 

• Non-electrical tests of medium and high voltage power cables 


• Gravimetric water absorption test of cable insulation 

• Carbon black content measurement in Polyethylene 

• Low voltage ABC cables special tests according to HD-626 standard 



1 Power cables up to 450/750 V IEC 60227, ISIRI 607 

2 Power cables 0.6/1 kV and 1.8/3 kV IEC 60502-1, ISIRI 35696-1 

3 Power cables 3.6/6 kV to 18/30 kV IEC 60502-2, ISIRI 3569-2 

4 Aerial AAC, AAAC and ACSR conductors 

and ground wire 

5 Aerial copper conductors BS 7884 

6 Aerial Bundled Cables (ABC / Low voltage) HD 626 

EN 50182, ASTM B231, ASTM B399, 

ASTM B416, ASTM B232, ASTM B549, 

IEC 61089 

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Row 


1 Draft of Iran power industry standard: 

"Covered and insulated electrical overhead distribution lines - 

Part 1-1: Medium voltage covered conductors " 



Part 1-2: Low voltage aerial bundled cables" 



Part 1-3: Medium voltage aerial bundled cables" 



1 Tests, standards and requirements of power cables 

and aerial conductors (annual course) 

•Electrical companies 


2 Tests, standards and requirements of aerial 

conductors (workshop / PSC 2011) 

Electrical companies 


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Electrical Hardware Laboratory 


Department: Metallurgy Laboratorie 

Lab Staff: Mehdi Mirzaee 

Lab Manager: Azam Bajgholi 


• Testing of low voltage aerial bundle cable hardwares. 

• Testing of medium voltage aerial bundle cable hardwares. 

• Performing mechanical & ageing (UV) tests of composite insulators. 

• Testing of transmission line, OPGW and substation hardwares. 

• Performing tensile & ageing (UV) tests of aerial bundle cables. 


• Testing of bare distribution line hardwares including street light arm, 

transformer platform, clamp and ground rod 

• Low temperature and high temperature tensile testing of low voltage aerial 

bundle cable hardwares 

• Low temperature and high temperature tensile testing of medium voltage aerial 

bundle cable hardwares 

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1 Insulation piercing connectors for low voltage aerial bundled cable EN50483-4 

2 Tension and suspension clamps for low voltage aerial bundled cable EN50483-3 

3 Distribution line hardwares 

IEC 61284- 

IEC 61238 

4 Insulator pins for overhead line 

ANSI 135.17- 

ANSI135.22 

5 Bolts and nuts DIN 267-ISO898 

6 Substation hardwares NEMA CC1 



Low voltage ABC accessories and acceptance criteria prepared for Institute of 

1 

Standards and Industrial Research of Iran 

2 Low voltage ABC accessories and acceptance criteria – prepared for Tavanir company 

3 Connectors technology in power distribution line. 



1 Distribution line hardwares, testings, standards, … Electrical companies 

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Fuel cell Laboratory 

Research Center: Energy & Environment Research Center 

Department: Renewable Energy 

Lab Manager: Hamed Mohebbi 

Lab Staff: Hamed Aslannejad 


Laboratory of Fuel Cell consists of the following divisions: 

• Solid Oxide Fuel Cell fabrication lab. 

• Fuel cell testing lab. 


• Making large size SOFC single cell 

• Testing SOFC stack 

• Sealant Development for using at SOFC Stack 

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1 SOFC single cell fabrication Dependent to the test 

2 Anodic substrate fabrication Dependent to the test 

3 Electrolyte applying on different substrate Dependent to the test 

4 Cathode applying on different substrate Dependent to the test 

5 Services on Fuel cell sealing Dependent to the test 

6 EIS testing Dependent to the test 

7 I-V curve testing Dependent to the test 

8 Long term study of FCs Dependent to the test 

9 Thermal cyclic testing Dependent to the test 

10 Sealing performance testing Dependent to the test 

11 Simulation of FCs - 


Row 


1 Fabrication of 100W SOFC stack 

Fabrication of SOFC with capacity of using 

2 

non-hydrogen fuels specially natural gas 

3 Fabrication of H 2 sensor 

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Performance Test Laboratory 


Department: Power plant control and measurement Systems 

Lab Manager: Saeid Shahmansouri 

Lab Staff: Mehdi Sahraei 


Performance optimization of fossil power plants has always been a high priority within 

the electric power industry. However, it has become of paramount importance in 

meeting the challenges mandated by operating within a competitive environment. 

Recently, many power plant producers have downsized and currently lack experienced 

staff required to maintain optimal performance [EPRI]. 

Performance test results indicate how well the thermodynamic or the mechanical 

functions of equipment, systems, or plants are being effected [PTC 1]. 

Planning a performance test begins with defining its objectives and runs in accordance 

with standards such as the Performance Test Codes (PTCs) published by the American 

Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ISO, DIN, and so on. 

Performance test laboratory is able to conduct the standard objectives of thermal power 

plant including steam, gas and combined cycle. 



1 Steam Generating Units Performance Test Code ASME PTC 4.1 

2 

Air Heater, Supplement to Performance Test Code for Steam 

Generating Units 

ASME PTC 4.3 

3 Gas Turbine Heat Recovery Steam Generator Performance Test Code ASME PTC 4.4 

4 Steam Turbine Performance Test Code ASME PTC 6 

5 Appendix A to PTC6, The Test Code for Steam Turbines ASME PTC 6A 

6 Steam Turbines in Combined Cycles ASME PTC 6.2 

7 Gas Turbines Performance Test Codes ASME PTC 22 

8 Gas Turbines- Acceptance Tests ISO 2314 

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1 Performance test of Parand PP (GT V94.2, U4 before and after overhaul) 

2 Performance test of Rey gas PP (U33,34 Mitsubishi- U3 ACEC) 

Performance test of Tarasht steam PP (Boiler No. 1) 

3 Performance test of Kerman combined cycle PP (GT V94.2- U2,3,4,5) 

4 Performance test of Abadan combined cycle PP (GT GE f9) 

5 Performance test of Yazd combined cycle PP (GT GE f9 and cycle) 

Performance test of Bessat (U3, 82MW), Bandar Abas (U1, 200 MW) 

6 

and ramin (U1, 315 MW) steam PP 

7 Performance test of Fars combined cycle pp (U2, GT GE f9) 



1 Steam power plant performance test Electrical companies 


2 Gas and combined cycle power plant performance test Electrical companies 


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Manufacturing Workshop 

Department: Power plant Mechanical System 

Lab Manager: SinaSalemi 

Lab Staff: Majid Rahmani-Nejad, Majid Majidigivi 

Research Center: Power Genera 


This workshop is active in manufacturing parts and mechanical systems. The facilities 

and equipment of this workshop are machine tools (such as milling, turning and drilling 

machines), arc welding, saw and general tools. 

Activities & Equipment Activities: 

• Manufacturing parts and systems. 

• Supervising of construction. 

• Preparing of drawings and technical specifications. 

• Machining (milling, turning, drilling). 

• Welding. 

Equipment Tested and Related Standards: 

• Milling Machine Model FP4M 

• Lathe Machine Model TN50A 

• Shaping Machine Model ST700A 

• Pillar Drilling Machine Model MS32A, MS20 

• Electric Pipe-Thread Cutting Machine 

• Electric Arc Welding Machine 

• Gas Welding Machine 

• Boring Head 

Activities in Field of Researching Project: 

• Manufacturing. 

• Manufacturing Consulting. 

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List of Published Papers 2011-2012 

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Published and presented papers in national and international 

conferences 

1. S.E.Mousavi Torshizi, H.R.Mahali Ardestani, "Optimization of 5MW Wind Turbine 

Blade lay-up using Genetic Algorithm and FEM with a Multi Variable Objective 

Function"", 1st Wind & Solar Energy Conference, 2011, Tehran. Iran. 

2. M.A.Jafari, A.Rahnavard, "Earthquake Disaster Mitigation in Electric Power 

Distribution Networks", National Inference on Earthquake emergency Management 

and vulnerability of buildings and lifelines, 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

3. P.Khazaee, S.E.Mousavi, A.Ghafarnejad, M.R.Shariati, M.Gilvanejad, M.Ashouri, Y. 

Farrokhi, "An Investigation on Effects of Mechanical Forces caused by Short 

Circuit Faults in a Transmission substation (A Case Study)", 26 th International 

Power System Conference, Nov. 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

4. M.A.Jafari, A.Rahnavard, A.Zekavati, "Seismic Vulnerability of Power Distribution 

Transformers and their Retrofit Method", 26 th International Power System 

Conference, Nov. 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

5. A.Zekavati, S.Rezazadeh, A.Darban, “Feasibility of Using Micropile in Foundation 

of Transmission Line Tower”. 26 th International Power System Conference, Nov. 

2011, Tehran, Iran. 

6. M.Rezaei, S.Ghasemi, A.Bashghareh, "Field investigation on effect of porcelain 

insulator profile on their performance under polluted conditions at Hormozgan 

Regional Test Station", 26 th International Power System Conference, Nov. 2011, 

Tehran, Iran. 

7. A.Bashghareh, M.Oskoei, M.Rezaei, "Modeling and evaluation of grounding system 

of NRI 400 kV High Voltage Lab to impulse current", 26 th International Power 

System Conference, Nov. 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

8. A.Parhizgar, M.Rezaee, D.Mohammadi, A.Mehdikhani, A.Arjmand, "Condition 

assessment of 63 kV polymer insulators performing salt fog and clean fog tests", 

26 th International Power System Conference, Nov. 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

9. A.Zekavati, N.Abdizadeh, H.Afshin, “A Study and Comparison of Mechanical 

Properties of Natural Lightweight Aggregate and Artificial Aggregate”, 1 st 

lightweight concrete Conference 2012, Tehran University, Iran. 

10. A.Mehdikhani, R.Siavash, D.Rezakhani, "Investigation of silicone rubber insulators 

shed degradation under environmental conditions of some southern cities of the 

country", 26 th International Power System Conference, Nov. 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

11. M.Taheri, H.Koohani, B.Elmdoust, M.Rahnama, "Optimization of electrical & 

mechanical design of 20 KN polymer concrete pin type insulators for industrial 

production", 26 th International Power System Conference, Nov. 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

12. M.Hoor, N.Riahi Noori, M.Mohammad baghery, "Synthesis of TiO2 nano powders 

by gel combustion method for using in nanostructured solar cells", 26 th 

International Power System Conference, Nov. 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

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13. R.Siavash Moakhar, N.Riahi Noori, A.Mehdikhani, "Paste, electroless and 

electrochemical deposition of platinum counter electrode for using in nano 

structured solar cells", 26 th International Power System Conference, Nov. 2011, 

Tehran, Iran. 

14. F.Dabir, R.Sarraf Mamoory, N.Riahi Noori, "Manufacturing transparent 

semiconductor FTO layer for using in solar cell", 26 th International Power System 


15. M.Bayati, M.Ehsani, A.Mehdikhani, "Study of silicone insulators behavior under 

simultaneous effect of UV radiation and moisture", 26 th International Power System 


16. M.Khiabani, M.Keramati, E.Motamedi, H.Beirami, M.Ehsani, "Assessment of aging 

in different parts of silicone insulators", 26 th International Power System 


17. A.Parhizgar, M.Rezaee, A.Mehdikhani, A.Arjmand, "Condition and performance 

assessment of silicone rubber insulators used in some distribution network of 

Hormozgan, using accelerated aging tests", 26 th International Power System 


18. H.Beirami, M.Mehdipour, Y.Yaghobnejad, A.Arjmand, S.Ghasemi, "Field 

assessment of different corrosion protection methods for reinforced concrete poles 

of power distribution network using Hormozgan electrical equipments research 

base facilities", 16th Electrical Power Distribution Conference, Apr. 2011, 

BandarAbbas, Iran. 

19. M.K.Moghadam, M.Taheri, J.Morshedian, S.Shafaee, "New studies on polymer 

concrete composites", PPS 2011, Kish, Iran. 

20. M.K. Moghaddam, M.Bahrami, M.Keramati, M.R.Rahnama, "Research on degraded 

high voltage silicone composite insulator", PPS 2011, Kish, Iran. 

21. B.Elmdoust, S.Gharazi, M.Moghadam, "Chemical and morphological influence of 

salt fog on silicone insulators aging", 26 th International Power System Conference, 

Nov. 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

22. M.Hoor, N.Riahi Noori, M.Mohammad Bagheri, P.Emamgholizadeh Sayyar, 

"Effect of sol-gel and gel combustion methods on micro structure properties of 

TiO2 nano powder", 3rd International Conference on ultra Fine Grained and 

Nanostraetured Materials, University of Tehran, Nov. 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

23. M.Mehdizadeh, "On-line condition and remaining life monitoring of boiler 

superheater tubes", 6th Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis Conference, Feb. 


24. D.Rezakhani. S.Khalili, "Study of condenser tubes corrosion and determining the 

optimum condition for pickling", 4th Electric power generation Conference, Feb. 


25. A.Bajgholi, M.Mirzaee, "Study of manufacturing method effect on bimetal parallel 

groove connector quality", 26 th International Power System Conference, Nov. 2011, 

Tehran, Iran. 

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26. N.Zamanzadeh, A.Zamanifar, S.Seyed Farshi, "Design and Implementation of 

Direct Load Control Subsystem in Intelligent Grid", Trans. on Power Delivery, 

VOL. 26, NO. 3, 2011. 

27. K.Ghavami, D.Jamshidi, "Security of Cellular Communications Networks for Smart 

Grid Applications", 26 th International Power System Conference, Nov. 2011, 

Tehran, Iran. 

28. M.Shabro, "Investigating the Problem of Using Teleprotection System in Digital 

Telecommunication Networks", 26 th International Power System Conference, Nov. 


29. M.Shabro, Z.Mohammadzadeh, M.A.Toutounchian, A.R.Kasaeifard, M.KH.Hazrati, 

K.Ghavami, "Design and Implementation of modem for HV media", 26 th 


30. S.Ahanj, M.Alibakhshi, "Survey of industrial requirements factors for optical 

telecommunication systems", 26 th International Power System Conference, Nov. 


31. Z.Sharifpour, "Considering Mutual Coupling in Pattern Synthesis of the Array 

Antenna", 26 th International Power System Conference, Nov. 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

32. Y.Rajabzade, M.Mozafari, "Design and implementation of a Digital Analyzer for 

MEMS Hydrogen Concentration Sensor", 3 rd Conference on thermal power plants, 


33. A.Nadian, S.Ali Meli, B.Amini, N.Asadi, "Online Monitoring of High voltage 

Circuit Breaker By Multi-resolution analysis of Mechanical Component Signal", 

PSPC, 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

34. S.Ali Meli, A.Nadian, B.Amini, N.Asadi, "Design of online Circuit Breaker 

Condition Monitoring Hardware", The 2 nd international conference on Control, 

Instrumentation and Automation, 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

35. M.Amirabadifarahani, R.Shahnazi, "Developed Control of Super heater steam 

temperature based on adaptive sliding mode algorithm", The 2 nd international 

conference on Control, Instrumentation and Automation, 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

36. M.Khanjari, A.Taghvai, ''Develop appropriate methods of technology acquisition 

scenarios based on privatization case study: Electricity industry of IRAN'', 1 st 

International technology management Conference, Dec. 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

37. M. Farhadkhani, "Smart grid Roadmap methodology Development for Electricity 

Transmission and Distribution Companies", 26 th International Power System 


38. H.Bazi, A.Zahedi, ''Golden index in Project Performance Measurement", 8 th 

International project management conference, Jan. 2012, Tehran, Iran. 

39. M.Bagheri, V.Mokarizadeh, S.Amani, M.Jabbar, "Providing Energy Label for 

Office Buildings of Iran", 8 th International Energy Conference, May 2011, Tehran, 

Iran. 

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40. M.Bagheri, V.Mokarizadeh, S.Amani, M.Jabbar, "Developing Electricity 

Consumption Indices for Office Buildings of Iran", 26 th International Power System 


41. S.H.Mansoori, V.Mokarizadeh, M.Jabbar, M.Noori, "Technical Specifications of an 

647 kWh Internal Melt Ice-On-Coil Thermal Energy Storage Tank ", 26 th 


42. Z.Salimian, V.Mokarizadeh, M.Sadeghi Shahdani, M.Aghaee, “Determination of 

the Effects of Subsidy Reform Plan and Energy Saving Programs on Electricity 

Demand in Service Sector up to 2040”, Conference on Energy Management and 

Conservation, 2012, Tehran, Iran. 

43. O.Shahhoseini, “Techno–economic Analysis of Using Hybrid Vehicles in Tehran”, 

11 th International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Engineening, Feb.2012, 

Tehran, Iran. 

44. O.Shahhoseini, Z.Salimian, V.Mokarizadeh, R.Goodarzirad, “The Electrical Energy 

Demand Projection of Residential Sector of Iran up to 2025”, 26 th International 

Power system Conference, Nov.2011, Tehran, Iran. 

45. A.Jokar, O.Shahhoseini, “The Cogeneration Potential of the house hold Sector in 

Iran”, 26 th International Power system Conference, Nov.2011, Tehran, Iran. 

46. S.N.Azizadini, M.Hosseni Abad Shapouri, H.Rezaei Nejad, A.Haghparast Kashani, 

“An Investigation to Determine the Best Location for Construction Gasification 

Power Plant in Term of Ease Distribution and Cost of Applying Different Bio-Mass 

Resources in Iran”, 26 th International Power system Conference, Nov.2011, Tehran, 

Iran. 

47. F.Kargar, P.Saleh Izadkhast, “Design Optimization of the Concentrator of 

Dish/Stirling Engine Systems”, 26 th International Power system Conference, 

Nov.2011, Tehran, Iran. 

48. S.Bozorgmehri, M.Hamedi, “Performance Modeling of I-V Curves of Single-Solid 

Oxide Fuel Cells Using Artificial Neural Network”, 26 th International Power 

system Conference, Nov.2011, Tehran, Iran. 

49. P.Hadi Jafari, M.A.Soroudi, “Feasibility Study of Applying Bio-Mass Gasification 

Technology in Iran”, 2 nd Iranian Bio Energy Conference, Oct. 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

50. S.Bozorgmehri, M.Hamedi, et al., “Optimization of Fabrication Processing of 

Single-Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”; ICME, Dec. 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

51. J.Nouraliee, “Identification of Geothermal Prospects in Maku county based on 

Geological and Warm Springs Data”, The 1 st National Symposium on Geology of 

Iran, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch, May 2011, Shiraz, Iran. 

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52. J.Nouraliee, “Investigation on Tarq Blind Geothermal System in Southwest of 

Natanz”, The first Conference on Application of Geology in Iranian Fundamental 

Research, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch, Nov. 2011, Shiraz, Iran. 

53. A. Asnaghi, S. Jafari, “Thermodynamic Simulation of Solar Chimney Power Plant 

Considering Ideal Surface Absorber”; The 4 th Power Plants Conference, Feb. 2012, 

Tehran, Iran. 

54. S.Nazari, A.Sohrabi Kashani, M.Alaei, H.Adibzadeh, A.Hamzehloei, “Design and 

Construction of Continuous Emission Monitoring System for Power Plant Flue 

Gas”, 8 th International Energy Conference, May 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

55. S.Salemi, M.Yahyazadeh Bali, R.Saeedi Rizi, "Optimization Of Purg Check Valve 

In GE-F9 Units By Changing The Geometry Of The Gasket And Poppet To Fix 

The Passing Problem In It", 26 th International Power System Conference, Nov. 


56. S.Salemi, R.Saeedi Rizi, M.Yahyazadeh Bali, "Provide Solutions To Solve The 

Problems Of Starting On GE-Frame9 Gas With Liquid Fuel", 26 Th International 


57. M.Asayesh, A.Hamedanian, A.Siami, "Analysis of Design and Dynamic Test of 

Damper of Aeolian Vibrations on Overhead Transmission lines", 26 th International 


58. A.Hamedanian, A.Siami, "Using Dynamic analysis of rotating equipment for 

feasibility of material change of gas turbine blade", Third Conference on Rotating 

Equipment in Oil and Power Industries, January 2012, Tehran, Iran. 

59. A.Hamedanian, A.Siami, "Review of ultrasonic method for condition monitoring of 

rotating equipments", 3 rd Conference on Rotating Equipment in Oil and Power 

Industries, January 2012, Tehran, Iran. 

60. S.S.Ziaee, J.Aghayari, A.Meysami, S.Mehdizadeh, A.Hashemi, "Vibration and 

mechanical Analysis of the 100 Kw Microturbine for producing thermal and 

power base on Manufacturing Capability for Iranian’s Company”, 26 th International 


61. M.Agha Amini, A.Jafari, H.R.Khalesi, M.Ghamari, F.Khabbazi Pour, “Design of a 

central fault diagnosis system using vibration analysis and implementation in 

Abadan gas power plant (software part)”, 26 th International Power System 


62. M.Agha Amini, A.Jafari, H.R.Khalesi, M.Ghamari, F.Khabbazi Pour, 

“Implementation of a central fault diagnosis system using vibration analysis in 

Abadan gas power plant”, 4 th Electric Power Generation Conference, Feb. 2012, 

NRI, Tehran, Iran. 

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63. M.Agha Amini, A.Jafari, H.R.Khalesi, M.Ghamari, F.Khabbazi Pour, “Remote and 

central condition monitoring and fault diagnosis of power plants”, 6 th Condition 

Monitoring & Fault Diagnosis Conference, Feb. 2012, Sharif university, Tehran, 

Iran. 

64. J.Aghayari, "Identification of Dynamic Model of Abadan's GE Frame9 Gas 

Turbine", 19 th Annual Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ISME 2011), May 

2011, Birjand, Iran. 

65. J.Aghayari, H.Balaghi Enalou., "Experimental Identification of Dynamic Model of 

V94.2 Gas Turbine of SHIRVAN Power Plant", 26 th International Power System 


66. J.Aghyari, B.Shahbazi, S.Sadeghi, N.Hamidi, "Identification of Dynamic Model of 

Steam Turbine of Hamedan Power Plant", 26 th International Power System 


67. E.niazi, J. aghayari, "Modeling and identification of masjed soleiman hydro power 

plant dynamic responde", 1 st International Conference on Dams & Hydropower, 

FeB.2012, Tehran, Iran. 

68. H.Aghaali, J.Aghayari, S.Sadeghi, "Investigating effects of 3D blade profile change 

on radial gas turbine efficiency", 19 th Annual Conference on Mechanical 

Engineering (ISME 2011), May 2011, Birjand, Iran. 

69. A.Meysami, M.Seyfikar, A.Hashemi, B.Salehi,"Design, Selection of Heat 

Exchanger and Hydronic System of NRI Chp Power plant", the 3 rd Thermal power 

plant conference, Sep. 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

70. M.Seyfikar, A.Meysami, A.Hashemi, M.Ghanbari, "Calculations of Heat 

Recovering from Exhaust and Jacket Water of 65 KW Natural Gas Base Engine 

AGM80 type installed in Niroo Research Institute (NRI)", 3rd conference on 

rotating equipment in oil and Power Industries, Nov. 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

71. F.Rahmani , M.E.Sarbandi .Farahani , A.Namazi Tajarogh, "Techno-Economic 

Comparison of Repowering and other Capacity Developing Options of Beasat 

power plant", 27 th International Power System Conference, 2012, Tehran, Iran. 

72. M.Rahimi, E.Gharibian," Investigation the Influence of Using of Gasoline with 

High Sulphur and Limitation Caused by Gasoline with High Sulphur on Combined 

Cycle Performance" EPGC, Feb. 2012, Tehran, Iran. 

73. M.Ahmadvand, M.E.Sarbandi Farahani, "Targeting a Power Plant Contributed to 

the National Project of Increasing the Power Generation Sector Efficiency", the 4 th 

Electric Power Generation Conference, Feb. 2012, Tehran, Iran 

74. M.Ahmadvand, M.E.Sarbandi Farahani, "Performance Monitoring and Faults 

Diagnosis Software Development for Bandar Abbas Power Plant" 4th Electric 

Power Generation Conference, Feb. 2012, Tehran, Iran 

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75. H.Abroshan, "Optimum Operation of Air Cooled Condensers at Cold Weather to 

Achieve Maximum Efficiency and Power", 26 th International Power System 


76. H.Rezazadeh , H.Masoumi, "Study of a Combined Cooling, Heating and Power 

(CCHP) System for Chabahar Power plant", EPGC, Feb. 2012, Tehran, Iran. 

77. A.Moradian, M.Sohrabi, "Investigation of Technical Considerations for CO2 

Capturing from Flue Gas of Beasat Power Plant", 26 th International Power System 


78. V.Haji Haji, M.Montazeri, E.Gharibian, "Optimal software architecture for 

combined cycle power plant simulation", 26 th International Power System 


79. I.Alizadeh, E.Gharibian, M.Montazeri, "Dynamic simulation of Siemens V94.2 Gas 

turbine for real time simulation", 26 th International Power System Conference, 


80. M.Zeyn-ol-Abedinin, M.Montazeri, E.Gharibian, "Modeling of superheater and 

desuperheater for Niam designed combined cycle power plant including 

temperature control loop", 26 th International Power System Conference, Nov. 2011, 

Tehran, Iran. 

81. B.Arezi, "Proposed calculation method for price scaling of street luminaries in 

tenders with reduced energy and increased durability approach", the 8th 

International Energy Conference, May 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

82. B.Arezi, M.Marami Saran, H.R.Mojaver, "A new technical and economical 

assessment method for LED street luminaries", The 16th Electric power 

Distribution Conference (EPDC), April 2011, Bandar-Abbas, Iran.. 

83. M.Asadi, A.Jalilian, "An Improved Current Control Method of Shunt Active Power 

Filter Based on State-Space Variables Under Asymmetrical and Non-Sinusoidal 

Conditions", The 5th International Power Engineering and Optimization 

Conference (PEOCO 2011), June 2011, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. 

84. A.Esmaieli, M.Marami Saran, H.Ebrahimirad, H.R.Hafezi, H.R.Mojaver, "Design 

and implementation of Loshan Static VAR Compensator (I)", 26 th International 


85. A.Nabavi Niaki, A.Esmaieli, A.G.Toghe, J.Roohi, "Dynamic Power Flow 

Controller and Phase shifter Performance in Mazandaran & Golestan Transmission 

System ", 26 th International Power System Conference, Nov. 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

86. M.Asadi, A.Jalilian, "Control of b-shape C-type Hybrid Active Power Filter Based 

on State-Space Variables", 26 th International Power System Conference, Nov. 


87. M.Asadi, A.Jalilian, "Avoiding of Resonance OverVoltage Under Off-State 

Condition of Hybrid Active Power Filter by an Active Resistive Damper", 26 th 


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88. H.R.Hafezi, M.Marami Saran, "Design and construction of a driver for 6.6 kV 

thyristor valve", 26 th International Power System Conference, Nov. 2011, Tehran, 

Iran. 

89. R.Rahmat Samiim, H.Berahmandpour, H.Raoufi, "Effect of Two-Circuit Lines on 

Unbalanced Distribution Systems", Electric Power Distribution Conference, EPDC 


90. A.R.AlSadi, N.Moslemi, H.Berahmandpour, "A New and Feaseble Method for 

Transformer Modeling in Three Phase Load Flow", Electric Power Distribution 

Conference, EPDC 2011 

91. M.Jafarian, Z.Madihi Bidgoli, H.Berahmandpour, "Extending Backward-Foreward 

Method to Execute Load Flow for Looped Diostribution Networks", 26 th 


92. M.Jafarian, Z.Madihi Bidgoli, H.Berahmandpour, "Modeling of PV Buses in 

Backward-Foreward Load Flow Method", 26 th International Power System 


93. J.Nezafat Namini, H.Berahmandpour, H.Arab, "Accurate Estimation of the Power 

Loss in Lines and Transformers in Transmission Networks Using Measuring Data 

Prossess and Bad Data Rejection", 26 th International Power System Conference, 


94. S.Kamankesh, M.Jafarian, H.Berahmandpour, "Determination of Power Grid 

Connection Point of Wind Turbine Considering the Best Dynamic Characteristics", 

26 th International Power System Conference, Nov. 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

95. R.Rahmat Samiim N.Moslemi, H.Berahmandpour, H.Raoufi, "The Effect of Earth 

Current Modeling on Unbalanced Distribution System Load Flow", 26 th 


96. J.Salehi, Z.Madihi Bidgoli, D.Jalali, M.R.Haghifam, "A New Approch on MV 

Feeder Routing", 26 th International Power System Conference, Nov. 2011, Tehran, 

Iran. 

97. A.Moshari, Z.Madihi Bidgoli, N.Moslemi, D.Jalali, "Longterm Distribution Load 

Forecasting Using Improved Multiple Regresion Method", 26 th International Power 


98. N.Moslemi, E.Jalilzadeh, E.Akavan Rezaii, D.Jalali, M.R.Haghifam, "A Fast and 

Simple Algorithm for Graph Tracing by Graph Coloring for Reliability Calculation 

in Distribution Systems", 26 th International Power System Conference, Nov. 2011, 

Tehran, Iran. 

99. M.Karami, H.Khatibzadeh Azad, D.Jalali, E.Jalilzadeh, E.Kermanshahi, 

N.Moslemi, "A Practical Algorithm for Placement of Normally Open Switches in 

Iran MV Distribution Networks ", 26 th International Power System Conference, 


100. M.Karami, H.Khatibzadeh Azad, D.Jalali, E.Jalilzadeh, E.Kermanshahi, 

N.Moslemi, "A Practical Algorithm for Placement of Normally Close Switches in 

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Iran MV Distribution Networks", 26 th International Power System Conference, 


101. M.E.Mosaiebian, J.Nezafat Namini, N.Moslemi, "Identification of Transmission 

Line Electrical Parameters Using Phasor Measurement", 26 th International Power 


102. E.Amini, H.Farahat, G.Zafaraabadi, "Analytical excitation model of gas units of 

Khayam power plant based on time region tests", 26 th International Power System 


103. M.Motahharifar, H.Farahat, G.Zafarabadi, "Identification and validation of 

excitation system for gas units of Damavand power plant based on time region 

tests", 26 th International Power System Conference, Nov. 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

104. A.Rezaei Mojdehi, A.Elahi, A.Bahri, H.Lari, "Simulation of a 2MW wind turbine 

behavior in the emergency stop situation", 26 th International Power System 


105. M.Asgari, A.Ghaznavi, E.Alishahi, A.Bahri, "Finite Element Modeling of Welded 

Joint in Main Frame of Megawatt Wind Turbine Under Fatigue Loading", 26 th 

International Power System Conference, 2011, Tehran, Iran 

106. M.Asgari, A.Ghaznavi, E.Alishahi, A.Bahri, "Numerical Simulation of Bolt Joint 

in Main Frame of Megawatt Wind Turbine", 26 th International Power System 

Conference, 2011, Tehran, Iran 

107. S.Rostami, "Technology Pricing", 1 th International and 5 th National Technology 

Management Conference, 2011, Tehran, Iran 

108. S.Rostami, F.Moravej Salehi, N.Tashakori, Z.Labibi, "Primitive and New Crashing 

Methods Evaluation and Applying the best in a Real Project", 7 th International 

Project Management Conference, 2011,Tehran, Iran. 

109. M.Tabatabaeian, "Securing the Important Communication Protocols, a Basic step 

for making Dispatching Centers more Secure", 2011. 

110. M.Tabatabaeian, "Distributed Control Systems and Their Security", 2011. 

111. A.Golbai, H.Farahat, G. Zafarabadi, "Parameter estimation of excitation system 

using field tests data and closed loop validation based on GA", 26 th International 


112. S.Khayamim, H.Ghadiri, A.Kazemi, M.Gilvanejad, S.Farzalizadeh, A.Yavartalab, 

“Enhanced Design Of Distribution Networks, Using Be & Ga Methods”, 21 st 

International Conference on Electricity Distribution, CIRED, Frankfurt, 6-9 June 


113. M.Rezaei, M.R.Shariaty, S.Jabari, “Assessment Of In Service Composite 

Insulators In Very Harsh Coastal Environment Of Iran: Laboratory & Field 

Testing”, 21 st International Conference on Electricity Distribution, CIRED, 

Frankfurt, 6-9 June 2011.


114. M.Gilvanejad, H.Ghadiri, M.R.Shariaty, S.Khayamim, A.Yavartalab, B.Nikfam: 

“Optimum Planning Of Primary-Secondary Distribution Networks According To 

Real Municipal Maps”, 21st International Conference on Electricity Distribution, 

CIRED, Frankfurt, 6-9 June 2011. 

115. M.Vadiati, M.Basirifar, B.Shahbazi, “Future Trends in Smart Grid by Applying 

Digital Modern Substations”, IEEE PES Innovative SmartGrid Technologies, 

ISGT Asia2011, November 2011, Australia. 

116. M.Vadiati, M.Ashouri, E.Hajizadeh, K.Khoshnasib, M.Kalbasi, M.Hashemi, 

“Novel Ideas For Conventional Ais Space Saving To Compare With Other 

Compact Solutions In Tehran Regional Electric”, RTDN 2011 Reliability of 

Transmission Distribution and Network Conference Dexter House, 2011, Londan, 

UK. 

117. B.Shahbazi, M.Vadiati, “Transformer Condition Monitoring System for Smart 

grid”, the 2nd International Conference on Control, Instrumentation, and 

Automation (ICCIA), December, 2011, Shiraz, IRAN. 

118. M.Gilvanejad, H.Asgarian Abyaneh, K.Mazloumi, “Estimation of Cable Maximum 

Operating Temperature Based on ANN Approach”, 7th International Conference 

on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ELECO), December 2011, Bursa, 

Turkey. 

119. N.Riahi Noori, R.Sarraf-Mamoory, A.Mehdikhani, “Synthesis of combined 

ZnO/additives nano powders by gel combustion method for ZnO varistors usage”, 

International Conference on Chemical, Environmental and Biological Science, 

2011, Pattaya. 

120. M.K.Moghadam, S.Rezanejad, B.Elmdoust, “Effect of resin content on electrical 

properties of polymer concrete insulation”, Hannover, 2011, Germany. 

121. M.K.Moghadam, M.Keramati, H.Beirami, M.Ehsani, “Investigation on aging in 

different parts of a silicone insulator”, Hannover, 2011,Germany. 

122. S.Gharazi, M.Moghadam, M.Mehdikhani, “Numerical and experimental 

investigation on saltfog aging of silicone insulators”, Hannover, 2011, Germany. 

123. A.Sedghi, N.Riahi Noori, “The effect of fluxes on alumina silicate porcelain 

insulator properties and structure”, International Conference on Electrical, 

Computer, Electronics & Biomedical Engineering, 2012, Dubai. 

124. N.Riahi Noori, A.Payami, B.Elmdust, “Investigation on porcelain insulators 

properties repaired by polymeric materials”, International Conference on 

Electrical, Computer, Electronics & Biomedical Engineering, 2012, Dubai. 

125. M.Sadeghi Shahdani, Z.Salimian, M.Aghaee,V. Mokarizadeh, “Projected 

Residential Electricity Demand After Subsidies Reform Program In Iran”, 3rd 

IAEE Asian Conference, 2012, Kyoto, Japan. 

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126. S.Bozorgmehri, M.Hamedi, “Sensitivity Analysis for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells using 

Artificial Neural Network Model”, E-TEC International Conference Emerging 

Trends in Energy Conservation, 18-19 December 2011, Tehran, Iran. 

127. S.Bozorgmehri, M.Hamedi, “Multi-objective Optimization for single-Solid Oxide 

Fuel Cells by using Artificial Neural Network and Genetic Algorithm”, 

International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology, 9-12 November 

2011, Ningbo, ChinA. 

128. H.Mohebbi, A.Raoufi, A.H.Ghobadzadeh, H.Aslannejad, R.Mahmoodi, I. Azarian, 

M.Shiva, “Development of Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cell at Niroo Research 

Institute, Iran”, 219th ECS meeting, May 2011, Montreal, Canada. 

129. Y. Mollayi Barzi, A.Raoufi, N.Manafi Rasi, S.Davari, “Three dimensional 

simulation of a counter-flow planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cell”, 219th ECS meeting, 

May 2011, Montreal, Canada. 

130. A.H.Ghobadzadeh, H.Mohebbi, A.Raoufi, H.Aslannejad, S.Davari, “Fabrication of 

Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Using the Dual Tape Casting Method”, 219th ECS meeting, 

May 2011, Montreal, Canada. 

131. H.Aslannejad, H.Mohebbi,A.H.Hajalirezaie, A.Haghparast, S.Davari, M.Rezaie, 

“Experimental evaluation of the operating parameters impact on the performance 

of anode-supported solid oxide fuel cell”, Fuel Cells Science & Technology 2012, 

April 2012, Maritim Hotel, Berlin, Germany. 

132. H.Mohebbi, H.Abdoli, M.Rahimzadeh, “Fabrication of spinel coating on SOFC 

metallic interconnects by electrophoretic deposition”, 10th EUROPEAN SOFC 

FORUM 2012, June, KKL Lucerne, Switzerland. 

133. H.Mohebbi, H.Abdoli, M.Alizadeh, “A calcium- Strontium silicate glass for 

sealing SOFC: Synthesis and its interfacial reaction with stack parts”, 10th 

EUROPEAN SOFC FORUM 2012, June, KKL Lucerne, Switzerland. 

134. Y.Molaei Barzi, H.Kanani, Kh.Azari, “Performance analysis of a serpentine design 

planar solid oxide fuel cell using a three-dimensional thermo-fluid and 

electrochemical model”, International forum on advanced materials and 

commercialization, 2011, China. 

135. A.H.Ghobadzadeh, H.Mohebbi, R.Mahmoodi, H.R.Savabie, “Fabrication of solid 

oxide fuel cell by modified dual tape casting method”, International foroum on 

advanced materials and commercialization, 2011, China. 

136. R.Mahmoodi, H.Mohebbi, H.Aslannejad, A.H.Ghobadzadeh, S.Davari, M.Shiva, 

“Fabrication and characterization of screen- printed YSZ electrolyte film”, 

International forum on advanced materials and commercialization, 2011, China. 

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137. Sh.Bozorgmehri, H.Abdoli, H.R.Savabie, A.Raoufi, P.Alizadeh, “Glass-8YSZ 

nanocomposite assessed for sealing solid oxide fuel cells”, International foroum 

on advanced materials and commercialization, 2011, China. 

138. S.Salari, H.Abroshan, “Evaluation of Main Components Performance of a Steam 

Power Plant in Iran from Exergy Viewpoint at Different Loads”, 7th International 

Conference on Technical and Physical Problems of Power Engineering, July 

2011, Northern Cyprus. 

139. S.Salari, H.Abroshan, “Aging Influence on Exergy Destruction in an Operating 

320 MW Steam Power Plant”, 4th International Meeting on Advances in 

Thermofluids, October 2011, Malaysia. 

140. M.Tajik Mansouri, H.Rabiei, “Thermodynamic Analysis and Economic Evaluation 

of Feasibility of Supplementary Firing in an Unfired HRSG”, 10th International 

Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, September 2011, Istanbul, 

Turkey. 

141. S.S.Ziaee, A.Hashemi, A.Meysami, A.Zolghar, “The Thermofluids Design of a 

100 KW, Single-shaft Prototype Microturbine As a New Distributed Generation 

Method in Iran”, 2nd International Conference on Advances in Energy 

Engineering (ICAEE 2011), December 2011, Bangkok, Thailand. 

142. M.Asgari, A.Ghaznavi, H.Lari, "Finite Element Bases Fatigue Analysis of Bolted 

joints in multi-megawatt wind Turbines Main Frame", NAUN International 

Conferences 2012, Greece. 

143. M.Asgari, A.Ghaznavi, H.Lari, "Effective Finite Element Models for Fatigue 

Analysis of Bolted Connections in Megawatt Wind Turbine Structure", The 

International Conference on Experimental Solid Mechanics and Dynamics 2012, 

Tehran, Iran. 

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List of Published paper in magazine 

1. B.Arezi, "An Accelerated Life Testing Method for LED Luminaires", BARGH 

Journal of Electrical Science and Technology, No. 50, 2011. 

2. S.Davari, E.Gorouhi, "Developing beneficial use program for softening clarifier 

residuals of Iran power plants", BARGH Journal of Electrical Science and 

Technology, No.49, 2011. 

3. M.Mohamadi, "R&D Strategic planning in Power Transmission System Based on 

applied research in Yazd Regional Electric Company", BARGH Journal of Electrical 

science and technology, NO.49., 2011. 

4. M.A.Jafari, A.Rahnavard, "Earthquake Loss Estimation in 400kv Power 

Transformers", BARGH Journal of Electrical science and technology, NO.49., 2011. 

5. M.Kashiha, M.Takabi, M.Mozafari, "Natural Gas Flow Measurement with L2F 

Method", Intelligent Industry Journal, 2011. 

6. H.Ghadiri, "Solving loss problem in distribution networks: LV elimination or MV 

development", Payam Tozie Bargh, 2011. 

7. M.Fattahi H., M.Mahootchi, F.Fallahi, "Maintenance Scheduling in Restructured 

Power Systems Using Benders Decomposition "Applied Mathematics, Modeling & 

Computational Science, July 25-29, 2011. 

8. S.M.Ladjevardi, "Selection and economical evaluation of solar desalination 

technologies via DesalSolar software", International Journal of Energy Technology 

and Policy 2011 - Vol. 7, No.5/6 pp. 489 – 502. 

9. S.Ziaei Tabatabaei, A.Hashemi, A.Meysami, A.Zolghadr Shojai, "The Thermofluids 

Design of a100KW, Single-ShaftPrototypeMicroturbine as aNew Distributed 

Generation Method in Iran", Energy Procedia, Volume 14, 2012, Pages 1903–1910, 

March 2012. 

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ISI 

1. M.A.Jafari, B.Hosseini hashemi, "Evaluation of Ayrton-Perry formula to predict 

the compressive strength of batten columns", Journal of Constructional Steel 

ResearcH.2011. 

2. A.Sedghi, N.Riahi, "Comparison of electrical properties of zinc oxide varistors 

manufactured from micro and nano ZnO powder", Journal of Ceramic Processing 

Research, Vol. 12, No. 6, pp.752-755, 2011. 

3. F.Nikanjam, R.Sarraf-Mamoory, N.Riahi-Noori, "Optimizing parameters in 

synthesis of LiF nanopowders via sol-gel method", Nano: Brief Reports and 

Reviews, Vol. 6, No. 6, pp.575-581 2011. 

4. N.Riahi-Noori, R.Sarraf-Mamoory, A.Mehdikhani, "Synthesis of ZnO / (Al2O3- 

Bi2O3-CoO-Cr2O3- MnO-NiO-Sb2O3) compound nano powder by gel 

combustion method", Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures, Vol. 6, 

No 4, pp. 1567-1574, 2011. 

5. A.Sedghi, N.Riahi Nouri, M.Barkhordari, "Synthesis of titanium oxide nano 

powder by a novel gel combustion method", Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and 

Biostructures, Vol. 6, No 4, pp.1457-1462, 2011. 

6. D.Rezakhani, "The effects of temperatures dissolved oxygen and velocity of 

seawater on the corrosion behavior of condenser alloys", Anti Corrosion Methods 

and Materials, Vol. 58, No. 2, 2011. 

7. M.Akbari-Garakani, M.Mehdizadeh, "Effect of long-term service exposure on 

microstructure and mechanical properties of Alloy 617", Journal of Materials and 

Design, Vol. 32, pp. 2695-2700, 2011. 

8. H.Kazempour Liacy, M.Mehdizadeh, M.Akbari-Garakani, S.Abouali, "Corrosion and 

fatigue failure analysis of a forced draft fan blade", Journal of Engineering Failure 

Analysis, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 1193-1202, 2011. 

9. M.R.Jahangiri, "Failure analysis of type 304 stainless steel tubes in an energy production 

plant heat exchangers", Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Vol. 133, No. 6, 064503, 


10. N.Zamanzadeh, A.Zamanifar, S.Seyed Farshi, "Design and Implementation of Direct 

Load Control Subsystem in Intelligent Grid", IEEE TranS.On Power Delivery, VOL. 26, 

NO. 3, 2011. 

11. 1- S.Nazari, O.Shahhoseini, A.Sohrabi-Kashani, S.Davari, H.Sahabi, A.Rezaeian, "SO2 

Pollution of Heavy oil -Fired Steam Power Plants in Iran", Energy Policy, Corrected 

Proof, in press, 2012. 

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12. S.Bozorgmehri, M.Hamedi, "Modeling and Optimization of Anode-Supported Solid 

Oxide Fuel Cells on cell parameters via Artificial Neural Network and Genetic 

Algorithm", Fuel Cells Journal, Wiley-VCH, Vol. 12, pp. 11-23, January 2012. 

13. M.Adl, K.C. Sheng, Y.H.Xia, A.Gharibi, X. Chen, "Examining a Hybrid plug-flow Pilot 

reactor for Anaerobic Digestion of Farm-Based Biodegradable Solids", International 

Journal of Environmental Research, Vol. 6(1), pp. 335-344, July 2011. 

14. M.Adl, K.Sheng, A.Gharibi, "Technical assessment of bioenergy recovery from cotton 

stalks through anaerobic digestion process and the effect of inexpensive pre-treatments", 

Applied Energy Journal, Vol. 9, pp. 251-260, November 2011. 

15. F.Fallahi, M.Nick, "A Benders Decomposition Approach for Optimal Wind Capacity 

Allocation to Power System with Security Constraints", International Review of 

Electrical Engineering (I.R.E.E.), July 2011. 

16. M.Nick, F.Fallahi, "Wind power optimal capacity allocation to remote areas taking into 

account transmission connection requirements", IET Renewable Power Generation, 

March 2011. 

17. M.Ranjbar, M.Salehifar, H.Ebrahimirad, S.Mohaghegh, A.P. Ghaleh, M.Serpak, 

"Development of Three-Phase Grid-Interactive Inverter for a 70-kW Microturbine-Based 

Distributed Generation", International Review of Electrical Engineering (I.R.E.E.), Vol. 

6, N.3,pp. 1511-1521, May-June 2011. 

18. M.Babaei, J. Faiz, B.M.Ebrahimi, S. Amini, J. Nazarzadeh, "A Detailed Analytical 

Model of a Salient-Pole Synchronous Generator Under Dynamic Eccentricity Fault", 

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, April 2011. 

19. M.Babaei, J. Faiz, M.Bahramgiri, S.Amini, "Analytical Estimation of Flux Waveforms 

In 8/6 Switched Reluctance Motors Based on Extension of Flux Tube Method", FACTA 

UNIVERSITATIS (NIˇS ) SER.: ELEC. ENERG. vol. 24, no. 2, 243-256, August 2011. 

20. J. Faiza, M.Babaeia, J. Nazarzadehb, B.M.Ebrahimic, S.Amini, "Diagnosis and 

Magnetic Field Analysis of Small Power Salient-Pole Synchronous Generator with Static 

Eccentricity Using Time-Stepping Finite-Element Method", Electromagnetics vol. 25, 

no. 6, March 2011. 

21. Rezaei Mojdehi, A.Darvizeh, A.Basti, "application of meshless local Petrov-Galerkin 

(MLPG) method to three dimensional elasto-plastic problems based on deformation 

theory of plasticity", CMES: Computer modeling in engineering & science, September 

2011, USA. 

22. Rezaei Mojdehi, A.Darvizeh, A.Basti, H.Rajabi, "Three dimensional static and dynamic 

analysis of thick functionally graded plates by the meshless local Petrov–Galerkin 

(MLPG) method", Engineering Analysis With Boundary Elements, Volume 35, Issue 11, 

Pages 1168–1180, November 2011. 

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23. M.Asgari, M.Akhlaghi, "Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of 2D-FGM Thick Hollow 

Cylinder using Graded Finite Elements", Advances in Structural Engineering, Vol. 14, 

No. 6, January 2011, Hong Kong. 

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Technology Transfer, Commercialization of 

Research Results, Producing Research 

Prototypes in 2011-2012 

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Research Prototypes Which Are On Production Line 

In parallel with research activities, fulfillment of economic development plan targets, 

increasing the level of national production and creating more occupational 

opportunities, the results of several research projects which have prototypes, were mass 

produced by private sectors and their production lines have been run. 

These products are as follows: 

• Digital Single Phase Meter 

• Composite Insulator up to 63 kV 

• Emergency Restoration Systems for Transmission Line Towers 

• Distribution RTU 

• UHF Radio Modem 

• TDD Anti-Galloping Damper 

• ST Interphase Spacer Damper 

• Fault Indicator 

• Surge Arrester Monitoring System 

• Electrical Field Alarm 5 kV/m 

• Digital 3 Phase Meter 

• Sensitive Earth Fault Relay (SEFR) 

• Fault Locator (FL) 

• Repairing of Damage Porcelain Insulators & Post Bushing with Polymeric 

Materials 

• Earthquake Detector 

• Transformer Online Monitoring System 

• Over Current Relay (OCR) 

• Digital PLC G1200 

• 20 kV Polymeric Ceramic Pin Type Insulator 

• Analog Power System Simulator 

Research Prototypes Which Are Going to Be Mass produced in near 

Future 

• 20 kV Medium Voltage Distribution Overhead Lines 

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Research Prototypes Which Are At the Stage of Know-how 

Transferring 

• SCADA Software 

• 20 kV Polymeric Concrete Pin Type Insulator 

• Electronic Sectionalizer for 20 kV Distribution Network 

Holding a Bid for Transferring the Know-how of 8 Prototypes for 

Mass production 

In order to commercialize the research results with the aim of economic growth and 

improvement, self sufficiency of the country and prevention of exchange waste and also 

utilizing research results in development of electric power industry, NRI, announced the 

know-how of some of its finished research projects for transfer to private sector for 

commercialization through a bid in 2011. 

Cooperation of Private Sector in Research Projects and Technology 

Transfer Simultaneously 

In order to develop the required technologies of electric power industry and also to 

increase the share of private sector in research according to the needs of this industry, 

carrying out of some of the research projects which lead to a prototype has been 

activated by participation and investment of private sectoR.The know-how of 

mentioned projects has been transferred to private sector simultaneously with the 

research process. 

This activity was done with the aim of carrying out applied researches according to the 

needs of electric power industry and existing scientific potential in NRI in all fields of 

this industry such as Generation, Transmission & Distribution, Energy &Environment, 

Chemistry & Material and also to use domestic engineering capacity and enhance 

domestic productioN. 

Participation of private sector is by financing some parts of the projectS.After mass 

production, within specific period, the cost of research will be covered by selling the 

product. Advantages of this plan are: 

• Cost reduction of carrying out the research 

• Commercialization of know-how according to the needs of the industry 

• Reduction of total cost of equipment in the industry 

• Prevention of waste of exchange 

• Economic development 

• Employment 

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• Self sufficiency of industry in foreign devices 

In this regard the following projects are being carried out by the investment of private 

sector in both research activity and know-how transfer: 

• Design and Implementation of Fault Detector Module for Distribution RTU 

(Research phase is finished) 

• Design and Implementation of a Base band Modem for SEM400 (Research phase 

is finished) 

• Design and Implementation of Feeder Management Relay 

• Design, Implementation and Test of Emergency Restoration System for 

Transmission Line Towers (Suspension H-type Towers) 

• Developing a Software for Distribution Network Planning and Extension 

(Research phase is finished) 

• Design and Fabrication of online Circuit Breaker Monitoring System 

• Research Design and Implementation of a Semi-Industrial Teleprotection System 

for Digital Communication Network 

• Design and Fabrication of Fault Indicator's RTU supporting GSM/GPRS 

Protocols 

• Design and Implementation of an On-line System for Measuring of CO, H 2 and 

Moisture of Insulation Oil of Power Transformers 

Title of Research Projects Know-how that have been Transferred to 

Private Sector in 2011 

• Base band Modem for SEM400 

• Software for Distribution Network Planning and Extension 

Full description of above mentioned products is as follow: 

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Developing a Software for Distribution Network Planning and 

Extension 

Research Center: Transmission & Distribution 

Department: Transmission & Substation 

Producer:Behin Raise Co. 

Introduction- Definition- General Information: 

Investments in power distribution systems constitute a significant part of the utilities 

expenseS.For this reason, efficient planning tools are needed to allow planners to reduce 

costs. 

In the field of distribution system planning, the aforementioned subject converts to a 

complicated problem owing to the widespread LV and MV networks which serve too 

many electrical loads. 

In this project, it will be going to develop a new software which is based on a novel 

algorithm that has been achieved in an academic project and has several important 

advantages such as optimization in two MV and LV levels, co-optimizing of the size 

and location of the distribution substations and the size and configuration of the feeders, 

which coincides on the municipal map, …. 

Developing this software makes that distribution network planners could achieve to an 

optimal response at the minimum time and maximum saving of costs. 

The advantages of this project are: 

• Making the network planning process straightforward. 

• Unification the planning process in all users. 

• Expediting the modification stage of distribution networks all over the country 

• Possibility of exporting the developed software into the world electrical industry 

owing to the lack of rival. 

Main Characteristics: 

• Optimal planning of distribution network using multi-objective function. 

• Simultaneous optimization in both medium and low voltage networks. 

• Electrical planning of the entire system from MV sources up to LV end-users. 

• Network planning according to the real municipal maps. 

• User friendly interfaces 

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• Graphical interfaces for input data 

• Enable to plan for the already installed netwroks or greenfield cases. 

• Performing the optimization on the bases of both technical and economical 

aspects. 

• Preparing the output plan in the form of graphical electrical maps. 

• Reports of static and dynamic information about the optimal plan of distribution 

system. 

Functional specifications: 

This software prepares the optimum plans of distribution system by minimum data 

which catches from the useR.After entering data and specifying some constants which is 

used during the planning process, the software starts to plan and after a period of time, 

the final output will be available for the useR.The time length which software needs for 

its optimization depends to the size and geographical dimensions of network and may 

vary from several minutes to several days. 

After planning process, when the output plan is presented by the software, the user 

could provide some reports about the details of the optimum plaN.These reports contain 

the information about the static and dynamic specification of the designed network. 

In order to implement the provided optimal plan in the network, it is only required to 

perform the mechanical design for all parts of networK.This stage is done by the 

useR.Then, the complete plan could be implemented in real distribution systems easily. 

Application/Performance/Use: 

This software could be used by all electrical distribution companies and also by all of 

the consultant companies who activate in the field of distribution system planning. 

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Design and Implementation of a New Baseband Modem for 

SEM400 Radio Modem 

Research Department : Communication 


Producer : Sazgan Ertebat Company 

Introduction: 

Today, power distribution companies are pursuing systems of the distribution 

automation, for the sake of increasing efficiency, producing reliable power and 

decreasing the costs of the maintenance and use. It is obvious that reaching to the 

mentioned aims is not practical without using reliable and fast communication 

networkS.In comparison, radio links from the perspective of cost, and simplicity of 

installation and use is better than other ways of communicationS.According to large 

benefits and applications of radio systems for transforming data, a sample model of 

UHF radio modem (NRM 400 model) designed and produced as a research project in 

Niroo research institute (NRI) and after performing initial tests, it was abdicated private 

part. NRM400 modem radio was industrialized during new project as support and 

supervision of radio modem industrial productioN.This modem consists of two parts, 

base band part and RF part, which separately and together passed all of standard 

testS.This modem is now produced by Sazegan-Ertebat Company entitled SEM400. 

However, the Baseband block of SEM400 has several drawbacks as follows: 

• Obsolete parts 

• High bandwidth consumption 

• Low processing power for more complex tasks 

So new project of design and implementation base band modem is approved as a 

research and producing project in NRI. We use strong digital processor in this project. 

The main characteristics of the radio modem: 

• Low cost. 

• Simple installation, operation and application. 

• Tuning ability of the system parameters by software: 

- operation frequency limit: 403-419 MHz 

- output power limit of the transmitter:0.5-6 watt 

- transmitted bit rate: 9600 bit per second 

• Reading and adjusting the parameters of the system, testing the radio link and 

transmitting and receiving data by every standard software of the serial port 

(Hyper terminal,Term 95) 

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• Facility of error recognition coding and correction coding by channel coding and 

block interleaving. 

• Automatic operation of transmitter by entering of data(DOX) 

• Asynchronous interfacing port RS-232 with tunable bit rate in the range of 0.3- 

38.4 Kbps 

• Correspond to ETS 300-113 standard. 

• Possessed half-duplex operation mode. 


• Half-Duplex operation in radio link 

• GMSK baseband modulation 

• 9.6kbps of radio link’s bit rate at 12.5kHz bandwidth 

• Up to 38.4kbps of DTE link via RS-232 port in asynchronous 

• Equipped with channel coding and block interleaving 

• Repeater operation 

• Adjustable via DTE connection port 

Note that other specifications of final product is equal with SEM-400 Modem. 

Application / Performance / Use: 

1. Data transfer between the points which are distributed on all around the town as: 

• Power network dispatching system (Distribution, Sub-transmission) 

• Automatic Meter Reading (Electricity, Water, Gas) 

• Data transfer between bank’s branches and travel agencies 

2. Data transfer between points in which communication cables aren’t easy to 

access, or use of them is very expensive 

3. Data transfer at mobile situation 

4. SCADA Telemetry Systems : Electricity, Gas and oil field and pipelines, Chemical, 

Agriculture, Water and waste-water management utility, Railways, Mining, 

Industry, Telecommunications, Country councils, where network status, system 

control, data collection and Fault conditions are required to be known and 

controlled or corrective action are required to be taken. 

5. Data Acquisition and control : This Modem can interface with any standard Data 

Logger, RTUs (Point to point or Multipoint), PLC (For Factory Automation), 

computer; i.e. any RS232 device virtually. 

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Patents, Certificate for Research Prototypes from Iranian 

Research Organization for Science & Technology & 

Kwarazmi International Award 

So far four research prototypes have won the Kwarazmi International AwarD.Also in 

order to obtain technical certificate from competent authorities, up to now 14 

certificates from Iranian Research Organization for Science & Technology (IROST), 

and 2 certificates from Patenting and Intellectual Property organization have been 

issued for the research prototypes 

• Transformer Core, (Kwarazmi International Award-2002) 

• Deaerator with the capacity of more than 10 t/hr, (Kwarazmi International 

Award-2002) 

• Sensitive Earth Fault Relay (SEFR), (IROST-2003) 

• Composite Insulator up to 63 kV, (IROST-2003) 

• Fault Locator, (IROST-2003) 

• Over Current Relay (OCR), (IROST-2004) 

• Digital Power Line Carrier (DPLC), (IROST-2004) 

• Surge Arrester Monitoring System, (Kwarazmi International Award-2004) 

• Static Var Compensator (SVC), (Kwarazmi International Award-2005) 

• Over Current Earth Fault Relay (OCEF), (IROST-2006) 

• Electrical Field Alarm (5kV/m), (IROST-2006) 

• Emergency Restoration Systems for Transmission Line Towers, (IROST-2006) 

• 230kv Composite Insulator (IROST-2007) 

• Porcelain Insulators with Semiconductive Glaze (IROST-2007) 

• Zinc Oxid Varistor (IROST-2007) 

• Trasformer Online Monitoring System (IROST-2009) 

• High Pressure Control Valve (Patenting and Intellectual Property organization- 

2011) 

• Damped Oscillatory Wave Test System for Safety Experiments of Devices 

used in High Voltage Substations (Patenting and Intellectual Property 

organization-2011) 

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International-Scientific Cooperation 

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• Cooperation with ISESCO Organization 

• Carrying out the first phase of the project "site survey & feasibility study for 

repowering of unit one of Bandar Abbas power plant" (CSTI/Techint) 

• Cooperation with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) 

• Cooperation with International Professional Association of IERE 

• Exchanged MoUs 

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Cooperation with ISESCO Organization 

Participation in the “Fourth Asian School on Solar Electricity for Rural Areas” in 

Malaysia. 

Following expanded collaboration between NRI and ISESCO in different fields, the 

Iranian National Commission for ISESCO invited NRI to send a delegate to take part in 

the “Second Asian School on Solar Electricity for Rural Areas” in Malaysia. 

Aforesaid school was held in form of a workshop with the cooperation of Solar Energy 

Research Institute of UKM University (SERI) in June 2011. 

Promoting the use of technologies, compatible with the environment in developing 

countries along with studying the latest development in application of renewable 

energies in rural areas, were of the objectives of holding this school. 

The objectives of the workshop were as follows: 

• Promoting the use of environment friendly technologies for developing Asian 

countries. 

• Exposing participants to practical aspects of photovoltaic system applications. 

• Creating awareness among policy makers, academic and professionals among 

developing Asian countries on the concept of sustainable technology such as 

solar energy. 

• Presenting case studies and design tools for solar system sizing and costing. 

• Presenting methods of manufacturing solar panels. 

• Presenting the participants and international perspectives and experiences in 

solar energy applications and policy in rural areas 

Hence, with regard to wide range of activities carried out by Renewable Energy 

Research Dep. in solar energies, NRI's representative took part in this school with the 

following objectives: 

• Presentation the latest research results carried out in rural areas electrification 

using photographic systems. 

• Creating opportunities for mutual cooperation with Islamic countries in 

renewable energy field especially solar energy. 

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Carrying out the first phase of the project "site survey & 

feasibility study for repowering of unit one of Bandar Abbas 

power plant" (CSTI/Techint) 

Since, around 7000 MW of power plants need to be repowered or replaced, TAVANIR, 

as responsible for supplying electricity for the country is facing the problem of aging of 

power plants. 

In this regard NRI has been appointed by TAVANIR Company for "compilation of 

repowering strategy for old steam power plants of Iran". Based on the results of the 

above mentioned project, Bandar Abbas Power plant was nominated for implementation 

of repowering. 

This is for the first time in Iran that a power plant is being repowered so successful 

implementation of that can lead to 15% increase in efficiency of power plants. 

In this regard two Italian companies, CSTI and Techint, which have experience in 

repowering of two similar power plants in Italy, were choseN.It's worth mentioning that 

engineers and officials of CSTI had contribution in commissioning of Bandar Abbas 

power plant. 

After some rounds of negotiations and paying a visit to repowered power plants in Italy 

by NRI and TAVANIR representative, contract for "site survey & feasibility study for 

repowering of unite one of Bandar Abbas power plant" was signed between NRI and 

CSTI/Techint. 

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A team consisting of six CSTI experts came to Iran in May 2012. Along with technical 

meetings in NRI, the team was present in Bandar Abbas power plants for four days. 

During their four days stay in this power plant, main components of the power plant 

were inspected by NRI, Bandar Abbas and CSTI technical teams. 

Based on this technical visit and technical meetings, a report about the condition of 

Bandar Abbas power plant and its possibility to be turned in to CHP was prepared. 

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Cooperation with Japan International Cooperation Agency 

(JICA) 

For upgrading international cooperation, with the aim of socioeconomic development in 

developing countries, Japan government established JICA in 1974. The main mission of 

JICA is financial assistance to developing countries based on agreements between 

government of Japan t and the government of developing countries. 

JICA provides developing countries with its support through: 

• Technical cooperation projects 

• Dispatch of Japanese experts 

• Training courses 

• Development study 

According to the mission of NRI, as the main research organization in electric power 

industry, NRI took steps to make the best use of international aids from years ago. 

Hence, with regard to major needs of electric power industry in fields like consumption 

management, network management, loss reduction, application of renewable energies, 

"Focused training courses" application forms were filled in for the bellow projects. 

Fortunately 3 proposed projects by NRI which are in line with the 5 th development plan 

of country were accepted by deputy of strategic planning and control of presidency. 

Subsequent to that, technical meetings were held between NRI technical team and JICA 

experts. 

The accepted projects are: 

• Energy efficiency use in building and industry and advances in energy planning 

• Application of Renewable Energy Conversion System in Iran including: SOFC 

Fuel Cell, AMTEC Technology, Biogas and Incineration Technologies, DSSC 

(Dye Synthesize Solar Cell) Production, Molten Carbonate, Membrane 

Contactor 

• Power network control and management 

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Cooperation with International Professional Association of 

IERE 

One of the main goals of NRI is to expand international collaboration with the aim of 

upgrading its scientific level and gaining international credit. One way to achieve the 

aforesaid goal is to participate and cooperate with international professional 

associationS.Hence NRI became a member of two technical committees of IERE called 

Generation Technical Committee and Network Technical Committee. 

Reputable organizations and institutes like TEPCO(Japan), CPRI(India), 

KEPCO(Korea), TNB(Malaysia), GE(America), Toshiba(Japan), TPC(Taiwan), 

PLN(Indonesia) are members of these two committees. 

The objectives of establishing these two committees are know-how transfer, exchanging 

technical information, searching for technical issues and seeking for their solutions and 

determining overall directions of activities. 

In order to interact more with other members and optimal use of existing capacities and 

potentials to meet challenges of electric power industry, a new working group as "R&D 

collaborative projects" was added to the above mentioned working groupS. 

With regard to NRI active participation in technical groups, NRI was also invited to 

announce its priorities for "R&D collaborative projects". Hence the following 5 projects 

were proposed to IERE. 

1. Nanostructure thin film solar cells 

2. Fuel cells 

3. Smart Grid for Iran's electric power distribution network 

4. Repowering and increasing the efficiency of power plants 

5. CHP and CCHP systems 

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Exchanged MoU with CSTI (Italy) and Bandar Abbas Power 

Plant 

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Training Center 

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Statistical summary of educational activities in 1390 

• Holding 39 specialized courses and seminars for experts from the country's 

electricity industry and other industries in Iran 

• Planning and organizing three general courses for experts in Niroo research 

Institute 

• Preparing educational calendar year 1391 

• Definition, formulation, planning and implementation 16 professional and public 

courses independently by the Department of Education 

• Holding Specialized seminars of information security management 

Statistical summary of educational activities 

• In 1390, a total of 733 people have been attending general and specialized courses 

of the Department of Energy Industry power companies that 296 of them are from 

Niroo research Institute 

• About 63 teachers who teaching courses / seminars have been cooperating by 

training in sum of 4082 hours of teaching to have 

• More than 70 experts from companies and organizations have participated in 

educational activities 

• The average hours of training research personnel who have attended the courses 

inside and outside the Institute, is the equivalent of 15 hours in 1390 

• Definition and Contract of system design competency-based approach of human 

resources management project at Hormozgan Regional Electric Company 

• Definition and programming course "Management Tool Kit" for the Senior 

Managers in Niroo research Institute 

Number of specialized courses, man months, man hours and the average 

participant in training courses 

year 

1390 

1391 

Number of specialized 

courses 

39 

73 

man months 

120.91 

154 

man hours 

13305 

18480 

average members 

participated 

18 

16.1 

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Specialized courses and seminars holding in 2011-2012 

Row Title Time 

(h) 

Start Date End Date Total 

Students 

1 Design system strategic measurement 16 04/05/2011 05/05/2011 22 

2 Measurement and Calibrations for Power 

plants 

48 21/05/2011 26/05/2011 20 

3 Introduction of steam and combined cycle 

Power plants 

40 31/05/2011 9 

4 New Road lighting standard (2) 


5 EPM 32 04/07/2011 04/07/2011 14 

6 Safety & Fire 4 04/07/2011 04/07/2011 43 



9 Introduction of management for power 16 

19/07/2011 20/07/2011 49 

10 Protection system from afar and message 48 

system 


11 Thermo flow 32 26/07/2011 13/08/2011 10 

12 Study of boiler tube failures and correction 

methods 


13 Quality management system of standard 8 

8 

25/07/2011 25/07/2011 

IEC/17025 

14 Protection system from afar and message 

system 


15 Finance & Contracts Structure in 8 

6 


Electricity 

16 Estimate and allocate sources and control 8 

22 


expanse 

17 Power System Protection and Control(1) 40 01/10/2011 02/10/2011 8 

18 Gas turbine performance test and fault 

16 

diagnostics 


19 Economical Study Power Market 16 03/10/2011 04/10/2011 19 

20 Quality control equipment power 16 04/10/2011 05/10/2011 19 

21 Thermo flow 24 8/10/2011 10/10/2011 10 

22 Reliability study of transmission network 

using SABA power simulation software 


23 Steel Properties and Applications 24 26/07/2011 13/08/2011 10 


using SABA power simulation 16 26/10/2011 27/10/2011 20 

software(mobarakeh steel) 

25 selection of suitable coatings for gas 

turbine blades (example oil south) 


26 Modeling of Gas Turbine and Combined 

Cycle Power Plants Using Thermo flow 32 04/12/2011 04/12/2011 14 

software 

27 EPM(Special for search members) 3 04/12/2011 04/12/2011 14 

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(h) 


Students 

28 Quality control equipment power 16 19/12/2011 20/12/2011 12 

29 Estimate and allocate sources and control 

expanse 


30 EPM(special for management groups ) 3 04/12/2011 04/12/2011 3 

31 EPM(Special for management groups) 3 24/12/2011 24/12/2011 17 

32 Assessment Insulation conditional by 32 

Electrical offline-online Tests 


33 Management tool box 20 07/01/2012 10/01/2012 17 

34 Estimate and allocate sources and control 16 15/01/2012 16/01/2012 14 

expanse 

35 Reactive Power Control 40 28/08/2011 28/08/2011 15 

36 Equipment quality Control system for 24 

Country Industry Power 


37 Gas turbine performance test and fault 24 

diagnostics 


38 A Novel Approach on Optimal 16 

Distribution Network Planning 


39 Calculation and Analysis of Electricity 16 18/02/2011 19/02/2011 13 

Production Costs of Thermal Power Plants 

Requested specialized courses and seminars outside the 

calendar year 2011-2012 


(h) 


Students 

1 Measurement and calibration for Power 

48 

Plants 


2 Study of boiler tube failures and correction 

methods 



16 

using SABA power simulation software 


4 suitable coatings for gas turbine blades based 

technical and economic studies 


5 Equipment quality control for Industry Power 4 01/02/2012 01/02/2012 15 

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List of seminars and courses have been held by Office of 

Education independently 2011-2012 


(h) 


Students 

1 Strategic management design system 16 04/05/2011 05/05/2011 22 

2 Introduction for steam and Combined 40 

9 

31/05/2011 04/06/011 

Power Plant 

4 Study economic Power Market 8 30/07/2011 30/07/2011 25 

5 Estimate and allocate Sources and 16 

22 


control and expanses 

6 Power equipment quality Control 16 04/10/2011 05/10/2011 12 

7 Iso/IEC/17025 8 01/08/2011 02/08/2011 13 

8 EPM 3 04/12/2011 04/12/2011 14 

9 Estimate and allocate sources 16 25/12/2011 26/12/2011 12 

control 

10 EPM(special for management) 3 02/01/2012 02/01/2012 11 

11 EPM(Special for management) 3 03/01/2012 03/01/2012 14 

12 Management toolbox 40 11/01/2012 17/03/2012 23 

13 Estimate and allocate sources and 16 15/01/2012 16/01/2012 14 

control 

14 Equipment quality control for power 4 01/02/2012 01/02/2012 15 

Industry 

15 Equipment quality control power 16 18/02/2012 19/02/2012 38 

Industry 

16 Introduction for management system 

in field Information Technology 


General courses held in 2011-2012 


(h) 


Students 

1 Fire and Safety 4 04/07/2011 04/07/2011 43 



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Overall Statistics status of different educational activities 

Institute in 2011-2012 

Row Institute No. courses 

planned in 

the calendar 


NO. 

courses 

held 


NO. % 

courses holding 

planned booked 

in 2012 courses 

in 2011 

Extraordinary 

number of 

courses held 

average 

members 

man 

hours 

man 

months 

participated courses courses 

1 Power 52 5 55 10% 1 15 2744 24.94 

Research 

2 Chemical and 26 3 26 11% 2 11 608 5.52 

Materials 

Center 

3 Power 21 1 22 5% 0 15 360 3.27 

Transmission 

and 

Distribution 

4 Energy 33 7 37 21% 2 11 2664 24.21 

Production 

5 Network 15 2 19 13% 2 23 2160 19.63 

Management 

and control 

6 Energy and 22 1 24 5% 0 6 48 0.43 

Environment 

7 

Office of - 18 6 - 18 26 4721 42.91 

Education 

Sum 169 37 195 66% 24 107 133.5 120.91 

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Schedules of instructors teaching different sections of Niroo 

research Institute in 2011-2012 

department 

Teaching Time 

Power Research Institute 184 

Power Transmission and Distribution Institute 24 

Chemical and Materials Center 56 

Institute of control and network management 96 

Institute for Energy Production 184 

Institute for Energy and Environment 8 

Office of Education 289 

Time Table individuals trained in each sector in 2011-2012 

Row department Man hour 

General Specialized Sum 

1 Power Research Institute 21 721 742 

2 Power Transmission and 

37 468 505 

Distribution Institute 

3 Institute of control and network 96 825 948 

management 

4 Institute for Energy and 

6 782 788 

Environment 

5 Institute for Energy Production 14 774 788 

6 Chemical and Materials Center 74 661 735 

7 Support Department and other units 52 948 1000 

8 Education Unit 40 ٠ 40 

Total Sum 300 5229 5229 

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300 

200 

100 

0 

Instructors teaching different sections in 2011-2012 

(Hour) 

1000 

800 

600 

400 

200 

0 

(Hour)Individuals 

trained in each Sections of 

NRI in 2011-2012 

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International Power System Conference 

NRI executed the twenty-fifths international power system conference (PSC2011) in 31 

Ocober-2 NovembeR.Secretariat office received more than 1400 paper that been 

reviewed in 19 committeeS.Finally 437 papers accepteD.The conference held in 3 days 

with 250 papers for oral 

presentation in 4 halls and 80 poster presentationS.57 

workshops held 

in 6 days. Seminars and Roundtable discussions were the other part of 

PSC. 

an exhibition was held in 5 hall with 120 

Iranian and foreign companieS. More 

than 3000 persons attend this conference. 

250 

200 

46 

46 

50 

Received 

Paper 

Accepted 

Not Decided 

150 

41 

100 

27 

34 

4 

26 

50 

15 17 

14 

13 

21 21 21 

19 

10 

5 

5 

6 

0 

187 

160 

109 

150 

97 

48 

47 

88 

49 

34 

54 

53 

56 

75 

54 

52 

27 

23 

26 

2555


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Publictions 

Published Books: 

• Power System Earthing 

• List of Companies that have Certificates according to Standards of 

manufacturing Equipment in Electric Power Industry 

Published Journals: 

Bargh journal is the most experienced science and technology journal in the fields of 

electric power industries and 2 series have been published in this yeaR. 

The journal topics are: 

• System studies 

• Electrical machines 

• Dispatching 

• Communication systems 

• Computer 

• Control 

• Chemistry a material 

• New energies and environment 

• Economical studies 

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Certifications 

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